County Police Commanders and County Commissioners in Mt Kenya region have issued a red alert on the risks facing teenagers and youth during the long holiday season, putting the burden on parents to form a protective barrier to ensure their children are always in secure environment.
Top risks facing teenagers and youth, security chiefs said, include rape, recruitment into criminal gangs, inducement to drugs, manipulation into suicide and exposure to dangerous environment. Mt Kenya region is one of the top crime areas in Kenya, data shows, and its bordering of Nairobi only helps to increase crime.