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Swoops not best way to address insecurity

Kenya: As much as we appreciate police efforts to beat back the wave of crime and terrorism in the country, these efforts must be done within the confines of the law to avoid antagonising the citizenry.

Police swoops in Mombasa are becoming the norm even as they raise public outcry on the manner of their execution. Hundreds of people were recently arrested inside a nightclub that operates legally and faced various charges in court yesterday.

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