Kenya calls for tangible regional action to curb proliferation of illegal arms trafficking

Interior PS Raymond Omollo during the launch of public benefit organization (PBO) regulations 2025 in Nairobi on June 5, 2025. (Collins Oduor, Standard)

Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has urged countries in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa to shift from policy promises to tangible action in combating the illicit flow of small arms and light weapons (SALW), which continue to fuel instability and threaten development across the region.

Speaking in Nairobi during the opening of the Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA) forum for government experts, the PS called for urgent, coordinated measures among the 15 member States of the region.