SECURITY: Maragua not under siege of criminals , says Barre

By The Mountain Journal

 The government has deployed extra security in Maragua town following the looming fear that there is a marauding gang.

 There have been claims that the gang loitered the town on Monday night and instilled fear in the residents.

 The gang of young men believed to be under the payroll of a brewer which is under police surveillance is blamed  for targeting a local administrator after he conducted a raid in one of the illicit brews den.

 Murang’a County Commissioner Mohammed Barre said the security committee will deal with the criminal elements.

“ What you are seeing around is the effect left behind by police raid in the dens,” said Barre when he addressed the press.

On Wednesday night, police stationed at Maragua Police Station were thrown into a shock after they found new faces led by Murang’a South OCDP  conducting patrols in the town.

 The move to deploy a squad from other parts of Murang’a followed the claim by the residents that they have lost confidence in their local police, as some were leaking information to the criminals.

Barre  the county security committee has a strategy to restore security in Maragua and the neighbouring areas.

 “ Let me give the public an assurance that Maragua town is safe and the police  will provide the security,” said Barre.

 He said Maragua was among the developing urban centres in the county, with no report of tenants leaving due to insecurity.

 A week ago, the locals said the local police have compromised the security by leaking crucial information  concerning the criminal elements.

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