Poor response to distress calls has fueled threat to security in Kisumu

Hundreds of boda boda operators from Kisumu County who took to the streets to protest against the rising rate of insecurity following the murder of one of their colleague at Tom Mboya estate PIC BY COLLINS ODUOR

Kisumu County residents are no longer at ease. Insecurity in the region has been causing them sleepless nights, and the situation continues to worsen.

Residents and human rights activists have reported a series of killings and muggings in the lakeside town’s estates in the past few months, even as the police somewhat downplay the concerns.