Criminal minds: Mafia-like thugs invade Nakuru town

Police in Nakuru display an assortment of weapons recovered from criminals

A wave of crime involving gangs of unemployed youth and school dropouts has hit parts of Nakuru town. Their raids have transformed the once world-famous home of flamingos that was President Jomo Kenyatta’s second home, into a den of thieves.

Detectives say the crooks who work for organised and specialised cartels belong to a gang estimated to have more than 3,000 youth, with the number rising daily owing to continuous recruitment in the town’s impoverished and congested estates.