All-female commando unit hits Nairobi streets

Some of the 48 members of the new all-female Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) police unit during their graduation at Ngong Police College presided over by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’I in August. The elite unit will enhance security in Nairobi through regular patrols. [Cyrus Ombati, Standard]

A team of heavily armed all-female police unit wearing balaclavas is on the prowl on the streets of Nairobi.

The new Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team - the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa - patrols on foot and sometimes in all-terrain vehicles.