Ababu Namwamba wants Uhuru to sack security chiefs over rising insecurity

Budalang'i MP Ababu Namwamba.

MOMBASA, KENYA: Budalang'i MP Ababu Namwamba has appealed to President Uhuru Kenyatta to sack top security officials following rising insecurity across the country.

The chairman of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee claimed laxity among security bosses is to blame for the current security crisis.

"How can gangs attack police stations so easily and spend hours terrorising Kenyans? The President should sack all officers who cannot perform to secure the country," Namwamba said, reacting to recent attacks in Lamu and Tana River counties.

Namwamba was speaking when he presided over the opening of the Sh10 million Mwakijembe Secondary School in Kinango Constituency, Kwale County, on Saturday evening.

About 100 people have been killed in the Lamu and Tana River attacks since mid June. Police have been blamed for responding late to the killings and failure to stop further killings.

Deputy President William Ruto who visited Lamu County recently ordered the police to get the killers dead or alive, within 48 hours.

Nambwamba was accompanied by Kinango MP Gonzi Rai and ODM Executive Officer Magerer Lang'at, among others.

Rai appealed to CORD leader Raila Odinga to go slow on national dialogue and referendum rallies, saying the two approaches had heightened tension and contributed to a slump in tourism.

The legislator asked Raila not to 'burn the same country he wished to lead'.

"I am calling upon Raila to go slow on his rallies so as to give tourism a chance to grow. The sector requires peace to thrive and we do not need such rallies at the moment because they contribute to tensions," Rai said.

He said the constituency has received Sh882 million since the fund was launched, with Sh160 million allocated in the current financial year.

Namwamba urged the Jubilee Government to build computer laboratories in all public schools instead of providing only laptops.

"I will fully support the programme if it includes computer laboratories for all schools. Computer laboratories are safer, economical and serve more students," Nambwamba said.