Illicit arms driving insecurity, new report shows

Interior PS Raymond Omolo during the launch of the RECSA report on the regional assessment of the Nairobi protocol. [Juliet Omelo, Standard]

Illicit firearms continue to fuel banditry, crime and cross-border conflict across East Africa despite two decades of investment in small arms control, a new regional report has warned.

The assessment shows illegal weapons remain widespread in border communities, prolonging cycles of violence, disrupting trade and undermining development.