Chiefs laud plan to give them firearms as ODM leaders say public consensus is necessary

Nairobi County Chiefs salute at a meeting on October 17, 2012. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Chiefs have praised the plans by the government to give some of them firearms and want the initiative rolled out in all locations across the country.

Administrators say cases of insecurity that have been reported in their locations often require them to be the first responders.