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Enforce ban on private security in campaigns

Early last month, the police imposed a ban on all private security guards in political campaigns, including the renowned ‘Men in Black’. This is after the groups were linked to incidents of violence that marred the campaigns of several aspirants in the run-up to party nominations in April. A case in point was the botched ODM rally in Migori, where dozens of people were injured. It later emerged that such groups were behind the violence.

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