Police should act fast to end surging crime wave

A screenshot of a viral video where a woman is being robbed by a group of youth in Nairobi's CBD.

Cries of alarm as crime hits a new high can be heard across the country. Notably, the spate of crime worsened in the last month or so, which coincided with the disbandment of the elite Special Services Unit (SSU) of the Police Service.

Among the first things that President William Ruto did upon assumption of office was to disband the SSU following allegations it was responsible for extrajudicial killings and disappearances of some human right activities and citizens who rubbed powers that be the wrong way.