Kenya, Somalia
No Response Yet to UN Report on Gun Trafficking in Kenya
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
8 July 2008
Almost three months after the UN Security Council released a report saying a shipment of arms from Somalia had entered Kenya, the Government is yet to make its findings known. When reached for comment Monday, police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said: "The report has not come to my attention". He requested for a copy to be faxed to him. "That is a very sensitive report that I am not aware of. Sometimes everyone is so engrossed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Africa
African Nations Collaborate to Prioritise Crackdown on Gun Trafficking
Nation (Nairobi)
10 June 2008
African countries will develop a combined approach to deal with the proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons, an African Union (AU) official said on Monday. AU director for peace and security department Geofrey Mugumya said African heads of states were committed to combating the problem jointly to help in taming internal conflicts which have torn apart some countries. Addressing journalists on the AU commission... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenyan Prison Warden Arrested Selling Ammunition in Nairobi Supermarket
News24 (Cape Town)
29 May 2008
NAIROBI -- Kenyan police have arrested a prison warden who was caught selling ammunition in a Nairobi supermarket, says a spokesperson. The warden attached to the capital's Kamiti maximum-security prison was detained on Wednesday after being caught red-handed, said police spokesperson Eric Kiraithe. "Sixteen rounds of ammunition for a G3 rifle means utter devastation. The warden will be charged with illegal possession of... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, East Africa
Concern Over Increase in Illegal Guns After Post-Poll Violence in Kenya
IRIN (UN News)
26 May 2008
NAIROBI -- Very little has been done to check the increase in illegal guns in parts of Kenya that were hardest hit by the post-election crisis, an official of a peace and development NGO said on 23 May. "The small arms problem is bigger at this point than at any other time in our country's history, especially owing to the post-election violence, which created new markets for illegal arms more than ever before," Mutuku Nguli, chief... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda, Kenya, East Africa
East African Nations Team Up to Curb Gun Smuggling, Trafficking
Monitor (Kampala)
5 May 2008
MBALE --Security chiefs from Uganda and Kenya have stepped up efforts to end persistent arms trafficking along the common border. Last week, Uganda's and Kenya's joint border commissioners met in Mbale to fine-tune plans to stop the vice. The Minister for Presidency, Dr Beatrice Wabudeya, also attended the meeting at Mbale Resort Hotel. According to the army, the strategy is aimed at reducing gun-flow across the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Give Kenyans Guns: AK-47s Maintain Social, Economic, Political Equilibrium
Nation (Nairobi), Opinion
26 April 2008
NAIROBI -- For decades, Kerio Valley and the adjoining areas have been rocked by intermittent ethnic violence but they have never produced an internal refugee. Yet Eldoret, Kericho, Kuresoi, Molo, Nakuru and the surrounding areas produced hundreds of thousands of displaced people after less than six weeks of post-election violence. What is the difference between these two sets of volatile regions in the Rift Valley? The answer is... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Shootings, Gun Crime Bring Calls for Urgent Firearm Seizures in Kenya
Nation (Nairobi)
25 April 2008
NAIROBI -- Residents and leaders in the larger Laikipia district have appealed to the Government to mop up illegal firearms in the area following a fresh wave of killings by bandits. The call follows increased cases of murder, robbery and stock theft. Residents have been killed by bandits and cattle rustlers and hundreds of cattle, sheep and goats stolen. Laikipia West district commissioner, Fredrick Shisia estimates the number... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, East Africa
Development Money to East Africa Fails to End Gun Trade Among Herders
Nation (Nairobi)
17 April 2008
LONDON -- Donors have been asked to stop funding NGOs working for peace in northern Kenya because the money has failed to do anything to reduce conflicts between pastoralist communities. Moreover, governments in East Africa have been challenged to do more to stop the proliferation of arms in the region. They have also been urged to work jointly to disarm all militia groups to improve security in the region. These are the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, East Africa, Central Africa
Central, East African Nations Begin to Mark, Register and Trace Legal Guns
Nation (Nairobi)
7 April 2008
Twelve African countries Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to the marking of all state-owned small arms and light weapons by end of this year. The Regional Centre on Small Arms (Recsa) deputy executive secretary ambassador Tharcisse Midonzi said the 12 countries from the Great Lakes region, East Africa and Horn of Africa had also agreed to maintain data bases to ease the tracing of small arms and light weapons. Mr Midonzi... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, East Africa, Central Africa
Central, East African States Launch Gun Marking Scheme to Curb Trafficking
East African Standard (Nairobi)
2 April 2008
NAIROBI -- Kenya became the first country in the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa to mark its small arms and light weapons. During a symbolic ceremony that coincided with a regional workshop on small arms and light weapons marking and data management, equipment belonging to the Kenya Police was marked. An expert from South Africa, Mr Anthony Coetzee, marked a G-3 rifle and a Ceska pistol using a Marking Press Machine.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Africa
East, Central, North African Nations Meet to Trace, Intercept Illegal Guns
Nation (Nairobi)
1 April 2008
The Government will put in place mechanisms of tracing illicit firearms and gathering data that could lead to prosecution of illegal arms merchants. Police commissioner Major-General Hussein Ali has said the mechanisms would be key in curbing the proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW) and help in containing insecurity. He made the remarks at Leopard Beach Hotel when he officially opened a five-day... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Study Estimates 127,000 Illegal Guns Loose in Kenya's North Rift Districts
Nation (Nairobi)
31 March 2008
The recent spate of violence in Laikipia District could be attributed to the proliferation of illegal arms in the region. Laikipia is bordered by Baringo and Samburu districts, which are thought to have up to 25,000 small arms being held illegally. In a book titled Terrorised Citizens by a retired Air Force officer and two university dons, Samburu is suspected to have 16,000 guns in the wrong hands with Baringo having about... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Africa
'Merchant of Death' Viktor Bout Had Gun Running Deals With East Africans
East African (Nairobi)
17 March 2008
Viktor Bout. His name has a sharp, staccato to it, much like the sound of an AK-47 shot. Dubbed the "Merchant of Death" by former British foreign office minister Peter Hain, the countries the Russian national has reputedly sold arms to -- Liberia, Sierra Leone, Angola, Congo and others -- read like a list of Africa's worst killing fields. The UN and international human-rights activists say that those arms, obtained illegally or... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
In Bid to Curb Vendettas, Kenyan Police Swap Handguns for Assault Rifles
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
23 February 2008
Junior police officers in Nyanza have been ordered to surrender all small arms assigned to them. The directive comes amid fears of misuse of the weapons to settle vendettas in the police force. Local Provincial Police Officer (PPO), Mr. Anthony Kibuchi, confirmed that he had issued the order that pistols issued to junior officers be returned to respective armories adding that even under cover officers would be given assault... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Mob Breaks Into Kenyan Police Armoury, Steals 12 Guns, Kills Officer
East African Standard (Nairobi)
2 February 2008
NAIROBI -- Four people, including a police officer, were killed in Kericho as arsonists struck at residential estates following the slaying of Ainamoi MP David Kimutai Too. Three of them were shot dead by an Administration Police officer, who was later burnt alive by a mob that broke into an armoury at Ainamoi district officer's office and stole 12 firearms and ammunition. The incident occurred on Thursday night -- the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Germany
German Gun Maker Heckler & Koch Supplied Weapons Used in Kenya Crisis
African Executive (Nairobi)
1 February 2008
Hundreds of people have been killed during the recent post-election unrest in Kenya, many of them from bullet wounds. The UN-news-agency IRIN reported that in Kisumu alone, 44 people were shot dead, some of them apparently in the back on escaping. Many pictures from the fighting scenes carry the G3 assault-rifle of Heckler & Koch (H&K), the standard weapon of the Kenyan army and police for more than thirty years. According to the well-informed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sudan, Uganda, Kenya
Uganda, Kenya, Sudan in Talks Over Arms Trafficking in Karamoja Region
Monitor (Kampala)
15 January 2008
Security chiefs from the governments of Uganda and South Sudan have started discussions to end the long persistent arms trafficking in the region. According to the UPDF, the strategy is aimed at reducing gun flow in to Karamoja region and to ensure that the UPDF disarmament exercise achieves the 100 per cent result for peace in Karamoja. The UPDF and local leaders in Karamoja region have on several occasions hinted that... ( gunpolicy.org )
Sudan, Uganda, Kenya
Ugandan Military Announce Arrest of Gun Runner Sought for Past 5 Years
Monitor (Kampala)
13 January 2008
KARAMOJA -- The UPDF's special intelligence squad against arms trafficking in Karamoja region have arrested a leading arms trafficker in Uganda and Kenya. Livingstone Musoba, a Kenyan from Kipsongo, Kitale village whom both the Ugandan and Kenyan authorities have been hunting for five years was arrested on Tuesday in Uganda. Information reaching Sunday Monitor indicates that Simon Cheprikei from Serendeti in Bukwo, who... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Uganda
Guns, Cattle Rustling Open Door to Wives and Wealth in Kenya, Uganda
East African (Nairobi)
16 December 2007
At only 34 years old, Lesekori Lemui is already a father of 19 from four wives. His eldest offspring is a 17-year old son. What prompted him to start having children so early? At the tender age of 14, he was the proud owner of 20 heads of cattle, including 12 bulls acquired through cattle rustling. Two years later, that figure had grown sixfold. Owning such a big herd, in Lemui's community, the Pokot, is affluence in itself.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Gun Running Into Kenya: Govt Must Close the Loopholes Urgently
Nation (Nairobi), Editorial
22 October 2007
The report on the proliferation of small arms, especially hand grenades capable of killing tens of innocent people with one casual toss, is chilling enough. But when it is considered that the modern crook has not only become more sophisticated, but also more ruthless, the report should be enough to arouse great consternation among the public and it is a matter that should be addressed with all deliberate haste. It is acknowledged... ( gunpolicy.org )
World, Kenya, Africa, United Nations, United Kingdom
Baby's Gun Death Sparks Family's Campaign to Curb Global Gun Violence
Scotsman (Edinburgh)
11 October 2007
Four years ago, on a warm summer evening in July 2003, a young Turkish woman was relaxing in a café in the fishing resort of Foca in south-west Turkey, her young son asleep in his pram beside her. Ozlem Grimason had been enjoying a family holiday in her native country with her Scottish husband, David, and their two-year-old son, Alistair. David had just gone back to the couple's home in East Kilbride -- a couple of days early,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Africa
Illegal Guns, Gun Running Remain Serious Threats to Africa's Security
South African Broadcasting Corporation
17 September 2007
The proliferation of small arms and light weapons continues to pose threat to people's lives in countries in the Great Lakes region, the Horn of Africa and bordering states. The biggest challenge these countries face are porous borders of African countries. Several arms have been confiscated by the Regional Centre on Small Arms (Recsa), an inter-governmental organisation coordinating the fight against the proliferation of illicit... ( gunpolicy.org )
Tanzania, Kenya, Africa
East and Central African Nations Meet to Coordinate Gun Control Laws
Guardian (Dar es Salaam)
11 August 2007
ADDIS ABABA -- Tanzania is among five countries in eastern Africa that have made much progress in streamlining national laws and regulations on the control of firearms and ammunition, according to a regional intergovernmental watchdog. However, all countries of the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa need a broader strategy and strong legislation to deal with the public security challenge that is posed by the proliferation... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, East Africa
Kenya Calls for Stronger Laws to Curb Proliferation of Illegal Guns
IRIN (UN News)
10 August 2007
NAIROBI -- The Kenyan government is grappling with rampant trafficking of illicit small arms and light weapons but needs to pass tougher laws to contain the problem, officials said. "It is really hard to fight against because we do not know precisely where these arms are," Peter Munya, assistant minister for internal affairs, said on 10 August. "It also remains really hard to estimate how many of these illegal arms are circulating... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenyan Authorities Say Gun Law, Enforcement, Penalties Need Toughening
East African Standard (Nairobi)
24 July 2007
NAIROBI -- Tougher measures to curb proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the country have been proposed. Stakeholders have called for the revision of the Firearms Act to ensure offenders are denied bail and harsher penalties for those who possess guns illegally. Opening a two-day National and Provincial Firearms Officers sensitisation workshop in Nairobi on Monday, Director of Police Operations, Mr David Kimaiyo,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya Police Want Govt to Review, Stiffen Gun Law, Gun Crime Penalties
Kenya Times
24 July 2007
The Kenya police has decried the leniency of penalties meted out to offenders of illicit weapons and called for a comprehensive review of the Firearms Act Cap 114 with an aim of imposing harsher penalties to criminals. The Director of Operations David Kimaiyo said yesterday the Act is outdated, hence the need for a drastic review that would mete out harsher penalties to offenders of illicit firearms. "It is the considered... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Nairobi Police Arrest Health Ministry Employee in Gun Trafficking Sting
Nation (Nairobi)
24 July 2007
NAIROBI -- A Ministry of Health employee has been arrested in Webuye on suspicion of trading in firearms. Police yesterday laid a trap for the clinical officer attached to Webuye hospital after a tip-off and allegedly found a pistol in his possession. According to Webuye East district commissioner Julius Ngumo, police approached the health worker and asked to buy a firearm. The clinical officer, believing that... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
No Mr President, Illegal Guns Have Not Yet Gone Silent in Kenya
East African Standard (Nairobi), Editorial
22 July 2007
The Government is upbeat the war against the proliferation of small arms is about to be won. The President said as much on Friday. His message was laden with optimism and he used the occasion first, cases of banditry in northern Kenya had gone down. Second, he commended the Armed Forces for its role in the recent disarmament programme. Third, and which shows there is still a lot to be done, he again told the peddlers and... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, East Africa
East Africa, Great Lakes Nations Pledge Laws to Fight Spread of Illegal Guns
African Press Agency
20 July 2007
Harmonizing laws across East Africa and the Great Lakes region will enable governments to better fight the spread of small arms and light weapons, a regional workshop resolved on Friday. In a communiqué issued in Nairobi, the Regional Center on Small Arms (RECSA) said the harmonization of laws would stem what it termed as "astronomical proliferation" of light weapons such as assault riffles and pistols in the region. At... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Government Acknowledges 'Astronomical Proliferation' of Guns in Kenya
Voice of America
19 July 2007
NAIROBI -- Kenya's attorney general acknowledged Thursday that his country has seen what he called an astronomical proliferation of light weapons such as assault rifles and pistols. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, the trend in Kenya underscores the difficulty that African nations have had stemming the flow of small arms, which are used in conflicts across the continent. Attorney General Amos Wako made the remarks during a... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenyan Military 'Forcefully Collected' 3,000 Guns in North Rift Disarmament
East African Standard (Nairobi)
19 July 2007
The Government has recovered more than 3,200 illegal firearms in North Rift. Rift-Valley Provincial Commissioner Mr Hassan Noor Hassan said about 3,000 assortments of guns were forcefully collected during the first phase of the disarmament exercise launched last year. The administrator said residents surrendered the rest of the guns in the second phase of the disarmament. Late last year, Government suspended the exercise... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Two Kenyan Government Ministers Caught Up in Illegal Gun Swoop
Nation (Nairobi)
29 May 2007
Two assistant ministers and a permanent secretary were caught up in a police crackdown on illegal firearms. Mr Aden Sugow (Water and Irrigation) and Mr Abdirahman Hassan (Trade and Industry) as well as Education PS Karega Mutahi were driving from a function in Garissa when their convoy was stopped by the police at a roadblock in Tana River District. The officers frisked bodyguards and searched the vehicles after their gun... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Torching Illegal Guns Was Fine, But Not the End to Kenyan Insecurity
Nation (Nairobi), Opinion
5 April 2007
The Government recently set ablaze 8,000 of the estimated 100,000 illegal weapons recovered from gangsters, unlicensed handlers and immigrants fleeing strife-torn neighbouring countries. Speaking during the occasion, Internal Security minister John Michuki said that the days of armed criminals were over, adding that the war to mop up the illegal guns will not stop. The firearms had been used in senseless murders, robberies and carjackings,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Grave Loopholes Promote Movement of Guns to Illicit Possession in Kenya
Kenya Times, Opinion
3 April 2007
The grave loopholes that promote acquisition of small arms to illegal ownership were on Wednesday last week brought to the fore in a workshop held in Nairobi. The scenario that portends looming danger for Kenyans in the hands of armed and violent gangsters became the hallmark of the deliberations with the minister for Internal Security John Michuki being accused of being slow in implementing an earlier drawn recommendations that... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Easy Access to Firearms, Gun Running Raise Insecurity Fears in Kenya
Agence France Presse
1 April 2007
NAIROBI -- A rise in illegal arms trafficking has deepened insecurity fears in Kenya, already struggling to overcome its image as a crime-ridden country plagued by terrorism threats. Once considered a relative island of stability amid regional conflicts in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa, Kenya has suffered deadly terrorist attacks, in 1998 and 2002, ongoing tribal conflicts and a crime wave that claimed 50 lives in January alone.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, United Kingdom
British Lord's Son Accused of Fatal Shooting in Kenya 'Had 10 Guns'
Nation (Nairobi)
28 March 2007
NAIROBI -- The cache of firearms in the hands of Lord Delamere's son, Mr Tom Cholmondeley, was yesterday revealed to the High Court. Mr Cholmondely is on trial over the killing of Gilgil stonemason Robert Njoya on May 10, 2006. The 10 guns included four rifles -- two Brunos, one Winchester and another whose make was not provided. Also in the Delamere family's armoury at Soysambu ranch in Gilgil, Nakuru District,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenyan Pastoralists Defy Orders to Surrender Guns in Disarmament Drive
IRIN (UN News) / Reuters
22 March 2007
MARSABIT -- The severe drought in northern Kenya last year and cattle rustling have wiped out more than half of Halake Wario's livestock, but failed to dampen his determination to remain a pastoralist. "Livestock keeping is part of my Borana tradition but it is risky and tough," Wario told IRIN in Marsabit district. "Many people have been killed in the past and livestock stolen, [leaving] many families poor, but I wish the same... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenyans Relieved as 8,000 Illegal Guns Burn in Nairobi Ceremony
East African Business Week (Kampala)
20 March 2007
NAIROBI -- Kenyans went to sleep with a deep sense of relief last Thursday after an assortment of 8,008 guns, seized from criminals within just two years, were set ablaze. The government at the same time announced it would seek ultimate death as penalty for anyone found in possession of illegal arms or their imitations. "These weapons will never be used again for criminal purposes in our country or elsewhere," security... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda, Sudan, Kenya
An AK-47 Now Costs Only 2 Cows on Uganda, Sudan, Kenya Borders
New Vision (Kampala)
19 March 2007
The trafficking in small arms along the Uganda, Sudan and Kenya borders is thriving to the extent that the cost of an AK-47 assault rifle has dropped from 10 cows in 1986 to two cows today. On the Uganda-Sudan border, an AK-47 rifle goes for sh100,000, a pistol for sh50,000 and a bullet for a mere sh200. Inside Sudan, an AK-47 rifle goes for a few chickens. No East African country has as yet submitted a proposal to the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Destroy Seized Guns, Numbers Called 'Paltry'
Sunday Times (Kenya), Opinion
18 March 2007
The Government this week destroyed thousands of illegal firearms and light weapons and immediately announced that it was drafting stringent laws that would address the problem of proliferation of small arms and their possession by unauthorised persons. But even as the efforts to recover illegal firearms gains momentum, it remains unclear how many weapons are in wrong hands and the specific targets being worked on by authorities.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Namibia, East Africa
US Big Game Hunting Lobbyists Agitate for More Shooting in East Africa
Nation (Nairobi), Opinion
17 March 2007
NAIROBI -- Kenyans are debating whether the Government should lift its 30-year ban on trophy hunting. While the talk continues, the elephant population in Kenya continues to drop. Meanwhile, elephant populations in countries such as Namibia and South Africa are increasing, a resurgence that is due surprisingly, in part, to trophy hunting. More importantly, our research in Namibia has found that as elephant populations rebound, so... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenyan Gun Burning Shows Commitment to War Against Illicit Weapons
Kenya Times (Nairobi), Editorial
16 March 2007
Yesterday about 8,000 illegal guns were set ablaze at Nairobi's Uhuru Gardens in a symbolic show of Kenya's commitment to the war against small arms in the wrong hands. It was symbolic because ordinarily one would argue that the arms could as well be disposed of safely through disposal at the country's arms arsenal. By incinerating them Kenya is sending a message it sent to the international community when it publicly set ablaze... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania
Illegal Guns in East Africa Reduced from 600,000 to 450,000, Say Studies
Monitor (Kampala)
15 March 2007
Uganda has the highest number of small arms and light weapons in illegal hands of the three countries in East Africa, largely because of its unstable political history, according to a researcher. "In Uganda we have had a bad political history. Governments have been toppled, and when soldiers are running away, they carry their guns to unknown destinations," Richard Nabudere, coordinator of Uganda's National Focal Point on Small Arms... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, East Africa
100,000 Illegal Guns Reported in Kenya, 'Widening Market' in East Africa
Nation (Nairobi)
11 March 2007
NAIROBI -- There is one illegal gun to every 300 Kenyans, according to government estimates. And it is these 100,000 illegal weapons which have facilitated the spike in crime and been used in the killing of many Kenyans. A Sunday Nation investigation in Nairobi revealed that there are tens of gangs which provide a deep and widening market for illegal weapons. Guns for use in carjackings and robberies are readily... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Bill Proposes Capital Punishment for Illegal Gun Possession in Kenya
Nation (Nairobi), Editorial
11 March 2007
NAIROBI -- When there is a crime, the automatic blame target is either the police or other authorities. In many respects, the police and the Office of the President are blameworthy. It is their job to protect Kenyans and their property, after all. But one of the underlying causes of crime is the sheer quantity of illegal guns in circulation. The government's own estimate is that there are hundreds of thousands, possibly millions,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
How Guns Bleed Kenya's Heart: Firearms of All Descriptions for Sale or Hire
Nation (Nairobi)
11 March 2007
NAIROBI -- Eastleigh estate, which once was a well-regarded middle income civil servants estate but changed its face after the influx of Somali refugees in the early 1990s following the outbreak of war and chaos in Somalia, is today recognised as Nairobi's firearms supermarket. Former soldiers of the fallen Siad Barre regime of Somalia made a living by selling guns to gangsters, creating a lucrative illegal business which, by the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Continuing Influx of Guns Undermines Peace in Kenya
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
9 March 2007
Planning Assistant Minister Ekwe Ethuro says Kenya is playing a pivotal role in ensuring peace in the sub-region. Ethuro however noted that the peace prevailing in the country is being undermined by continued proliferation of small arms from countries currently facing civil strife in the region. Speaking in Nairobi, during the launch of the second African Human Security Initiative, Ethuro said an influx of refugees from... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya Set to Destroy 8,000 Illegal Crime Guns, Civilian Firearms by Burning
Xinhua
4 March 2007
The Kenyan authorities said on Friday they will set on fire nearly 8,000 illicit small arms recovered by the police over the past two years in an ongoing effort to curb the proliferation of illegal weapons in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region. Police said in a statement that the firearms, which have been recovered from criminals or voluntarily surrendered by members of the public, will be destroyed by burning mid this... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Women, Children Left to Cope Alone as Kenyan Men Fall to Gun Crime
Nation (Nairobi)
19 February 2007
The human cost of the recent rise in gun crime has started being felt as widows and widowers struggle to readjust their lives after the violent death of loved ones. Widows and widowers who spoke to the Nation told of the trauma of suddenly losing a loved one after years of marriage, of the fear of seeing the businesses started by the departed collapse, of the loss of the only source of family income. Ms Sarah Wanjiku, whose... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenyan Police Offer Cash Rewards for Tips on Illegal Firearms
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
12 February 2007
The war on armed criminals has gone a notch higher with the police department offering cash rewards to members of the public who volunteer information leading to the recovery or surrender of firearms. The move comes hot on the heels of a directive issued by President Mwai Kibaki to all provincial administrators to oversee the recovery of firearms in illegal possession. The tense situation in neighboring countries is believed... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Mop Up Illegal Arms: Disarmament in Kenya Must Be Implemented at Once
Nation (Nairobi), Editorial
9 February 2007
President Kibaki's directive to the provincial administrators to mop up all illegal firearms must be implemented at once as a step to stem the incredibly high crime rate. A lot of lament has gone on in the past few months in the wake of numerous gun deaths. Precisely, the main reason for the increase in gun attacks is the easy availability of weapons mainly from neighbouring war-torn countries. Reports indicate that the cost of... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya's President Kibaki Orders Crackdown on Guns as Crime Soars
Agence France Presse
7 February 2007
Kenya President Mwai Kibaki ordered security forces to launch a huge hunt for suspected illegal arms in urban areas amid a surge of insecurity across the east African nation. As the US embassy issued a warning its citizens to exercise caution, the president insisted the government would deal with the rise in violent crime, notably in the capital Nairobi, where diplomats and foreigners have been targeted in recent months. Faced... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Uganda, Sudan
Great Lakes Leaders Agree to Seize Guns from Nomadic Pastoralists
Nation (Nairobi)
15 December 2006
NAIROBI -- A new regional security agreement unveiled yesterday proposes the disarmament of nomadic pastoralists in Kenya, Uganda and Sudan. The programme, targeting the entire Great Lakes Region, proposes a joint security management of common borders to oversee activities in 12 border zones identified by member States. The programme was unveiled at the ongoing second summit of the International Conference on the Great... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda, Kenya
Ugandans Give Up 12,000 Guns for Destruction After Peace Races
Nation (Nairobi)
25 September 2006
NAIROBI -- Some 12,000 illegal guns have been surrendered by the Karamojong of Uganda since last year as a result of several peace athletic events organised by the Tecla Lorupe Peace Foundation. The Ugandan minister for Primary Education, Mr Peter Lokeris, said the races had been instrumental in making his people give up the illegal firearms. The Karamojong, who live in northern Uganda, often raided the Pokot and the Turkana... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Sudan
Kenyan Police Seize AK-47s, Handguns from Sudanese VP's Nairobi Home
East African Standard (Nairobi)
16 September 2006
NAIROBI -- Police yesterday raided the Nairobi home of Sudanese deputy Vice-President, Dr Riek Machar, and confiscated seven guns and bullets. The officers also arrested Machar's son and a cousin. The officers found five AK-47 riffles, two pistols and 170 bullets in the four bed-roomed house in Kileleshwa. Also seized were communication gadgets, which police said were illegal. The raid was prompted by... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya Calls for Unity in War to Curb East African Gun Trade
East African Standard (Nairobi)
14 July 2006
The Government alone cannot win the war against the proliferation of small arms, Internal Security minister John Michuki said yesterday. Michuki said although the Government was committed to peace processes, it could not be expected "to single-handedly" arrest the problem. The minister was speaking in Nairobi when he launched Kenya's Action Plan for Small Control and Management (Knap). The plan addresses the proliferation... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, United Nations
Kenya's Hopes Dashed at UN Gun Trade Talks, Delegates Disappointed
Nation (Nairobi)
12 July 2006
NEW YORK -- Kenya's chief delegate to the United Nations' conference on small-arms control has expressed "profound disappointment" at its failure to make progress on the issue. "We had come here with high expectations," said Internal Security permanent secretary Cyrus Gituai, at the conclusion of the conference last Friday. The hopes were dashed by the refusal by key countries to negotiate an effective compromise, Mr Gituai added.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenyan Cattleman Gave Up AK-47, Took Million Faces to UN Gun Summit
Nation (Nairobi)
7 July 2006
In 1997, Julius Arile was in class seven when Karamajong cattle rustlers struck from Uganda. Although gunshots had occasionally disturbed the calm in the village, this time round, the intensity and the incessant roar of AK-47 assault rifles was unprecedented. Women wailed as screaming children ran helter-skelter while warriors put up a futile resistance. Too young to fight, Arile ran for his life, disappearing 15 kilometres... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
North Rift Gun Seizure Program Presents Serious Problems for Kenya
Nation (Nairobi)
7 July 2006
NAIROBI -- The International Action Network on Small Arms estimates that at least 1,000 people die daily from gunshots across the world, including in cities like Nairobi where armed robberies have become common. About 2 million people have died since the UN first met in 2001 to discuss controlling the global small arms trade. Statistics also show that there are about 640 million guns in the world, with 59 per cent of the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, United Nations
Kenyan Hands Million Faces to Kofi Annan at UN Gun Trade Meeting
ANDnetwork (Africa) / Nation Media
28 June 2006
A 23-year-old survivor of gun violence from West Pokot District set the tone for the UN small arms conference when he gave secretary-general Kofi Annan an international petition calling for an end to the illegal trade. "I would like this UN conference to agree on global rules for small arms sales," Mr Julius Arlie Lomerinyang, who lost a brother and many friends to shootings by cattle rustlers, told Mr Annan at a ceremony at the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, World
One Gun for Every 10 People, Enough Bullets to Kill Us All Twice
East African (Nairobi)
26 June 2006
A thousand people die every day because of guns, and many more are seriously injured, according to a new report released two weeks ago. "The global proliferation of small arms and light weapons represents an epidemic that should be addressed as urgently as avian flu," says a report by the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA). "If the death, injury and disability resulting from small arms were categorised as a disease,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, East Africa, United Nations
East Africa in Spotlight as UN Gun Trade Talks Open in New York
Saturday Nation (Nairobi)
24 June 2006
As the UN review conference on small arms opens in New York on Monday, the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa will be in the spotlight in view of the thousands of guns still in wrong hands. But the region, through the Regional Centre on Small Arms, will be eager to demonstrate its efforts in sealing the loopholes through which the arms get into the countries illegally and to recover them. Kenya in particular will be in special... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, East Africa, United Nations
Kenya Leads the Way in Tackling the Big Menace of Guns
Saturday Nation (Nairobi), Opinion
24 June 2006
In July, 2001, Kenya was among UN member states that gathered in New York for the first time to tackle the proliferation of small arms and seek a lasting solution. The result was an agreement known as the UN Programme of Action (UNPoA), which the states committed themselves to implementing immediately. The Government had the previous year hosted countries in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region and produced the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Anxiety as Guns Stolen from Kenyan Police Station: Inside Job Suspected
Nation (Nairobi)
13 June 2006
NAIROBI -- A security alert has gripped Kisumu Town following a raid on a police station that saw a cache of firearms stolen. It was, however, not immediately clear how many firearms were lost during the midnight incident at the lakeside town's main station within Kilimani area. Senior officers, including Nyanza provincial police boss Grace Kaindi, remained tight-lipped on the development that drew anxiety within the force... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda, Kenya, East Africa
Extinguishing the Fire of Small Arms in East Africa
IRIN (UN News)
7 June 2006
JINJA -- As flames licked the tightly stacked pyre of carefully positioned weapons, an occasional loud crack pierced the air, as some gun with ammunition lodged inside discharged its payload straight into the ground. The weapons had been driven firmly and vertically into the earth to prevent any risk of injury to the workers and the people watching the destruction in the town of Jinja, in eastern Uganda, on Monday. The... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Mop-Up of Illegal Guns Will Reach Into North Kenya, Say Police
Nation (Nairobi)
6 June 2006
NAIROBI -- The disarmament programme in the Rift Valley Province will be extended to northern Kenya, police have said. The plan to forcibly disarm herdsmen, "was currently going on in seven districts among them Turkana, Baringo and Laikipia, before being expanded" to Marsabit and Moyale districts in North Eastern province, said the director of police operations, Mr David Kimaiyo. The joint operation by the Army, Regular... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenyan Police Arrest Nine Gun-Runners, Seize Six Firearms
East African Standard (Nairobi)
5 June 2006
NAIROBI -- Security personnel in bandit-prone Merille area of Marsabit District have seized nine gun-runners and six assorted firearms. Marsabit police boss, Francis Sang, said that two G3, three AK-47 and one Mark 1V rifle were recovered when General Service Unit officers raided a village in Merrille. Sang said community policing was yielding fruit as more wananchi expose criminals in the area. He said police are also... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Let's Get Rid of the Small Arms, Says Kenya Gun Control Network
Nation (Nairobi), Opinion
2 June 2006
The world marked the Global Week of Action against small arms and light weapons last week (May 22-29). But here are some startling facts for every person concerned about perennial conflicts and escalating violent crimes such as carjacking, robbery, rape and murder. Perhaps it is important to be clear about what we mean when we talk about small arms and light weapons. According to the UN, small arms are those that can be... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Uganda
Kenya, Uganda Sign Pact to Curb Illegal Gun Trade
East African Standard (Nairobi)
29 May 2006
The Fifth Joint Communique signed by Kenya and Ugandan Border commissioners on Friday proposes that the two governments co-operate and contain the flow of illegal small arms. The Communique signed by the Head of the Kenyan delegation, Western PC Abdul Mwaserah and the Head of the Ugandan delegation, Tororo Resident DC Dauda Kasibante called for a joint approach on terrorism, disarmament and cattle rustling. They want co-operation... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya Dismisses UN Report on Breaches of Somalia Gun Ban
East African (Nairobi)
23 May 2006
WASHINGTON/Nairobi -- Kenya has dismissed criticisms by a UN panel responsible for overseeing enforcement of an arms embargo in Somalia that it was ignoring its requests for help. The UN Security Council's embargo monitoring committee had noted in its latest report that it made "numerous attempts to solicit the co-operation and assistance of the government of Kenya," without much success. The attempts included separate... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Hunger, Despair Set in as Kenya Disarmament Operation Continues
East African Standard (Nairobi)
17 May 2006
NAIROBI -- Starvation and anguish are now stalking West Pokot residents, since the Government launched a forcible disarmament exercise a month ago. And as the exercise continues, the future looks bleak for the residents, who have only tales of woes and the havoc left behind by the military operation to show for it. The residents now say they have resigned themselves to fate and have become refugees in their own country.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya's Crackdown on Firearms to Continue, Says Minister
Nation (Nairobi) / KNA
17 May 2006
NAIROBI -- The disarmament in parts of the North Rift will continue despite opposition from some leaders. The exercise was being undertaken to ensure Kenyans lived peacefully since some of the arms were used in criminal activities, Internal Security minister John Michuki said yesterday. Asked how many guns had been recovered so far, the minister declined to respond and instead posed a question to reporters: "By the way,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
World Parliamentarians Conclude Nairobi Meeting by Pledging to Control Guns
East African Standard (Nairobi)
13 May 2006
NAIROBI -- World parliamentarians concluded their meeting in Nairobi yesterday with a resolve to curb illegal trade on small arms, combat environmental degradation and eradicate violence against women. They also resolved to champion the human rights of all MPs currently under repression by their respective Governments and push for more donor commitment by developed countries towards humanitarian aid for drought and famine victims... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
'Paltry' 18 Firearms Recovered in Massive Kenyan Gun Hunt
East African Standard (Nairobi)
9 May 2006
NAIROBI -- Despite the huge State resources invested in disarmament, a paltry 18 guns have been so far recovered in West Pokot and Baringo districts. But the operation has worsened the food situation in West Pokot District, where church leaders say 15,000 men have fled to neighbouring Uganda, leaving behind women, the aged and children. Subsequently, 40 schools in West Pokot and Baringo districts failed to reopen for the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, East Africa, Central Africa
Central and East African Protocol on Small Arms Now Legally Binding
East African (Nairobi)
8 May 2006
Q: What will this centre do to curb proliferation of small arms in the region? A: As long as there are conflicts, there will always be demands for small arms. What we want is to co-ordinate the activities aimed at eradicating the proliferation of small arms. We want to sensitise institutions such as police agencies, the African Union, the United Nations and IGAD to create structures and programmes to deal with the problem of small... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Uganda, East Africa, Central Africa
Central and East African Nations Cross Milestone in War on Gun Violence
Nation (Nairobi)
5 May 2006
Agreement on illegal arms crackdown in Horn of Africa and Great Lakes region set to come into force today as 12 countries join hands to promote peace and fight criminals The crackdown on illegal guns in the Great Lakes and the Horn of Africa is set to enter a critical phase today when the Nairobi protocol for the prevention, control and reduction of small arms and light weapons comes into force. The birth of the treaty... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenyan Security Forces Aim to Capture 50,000 Guns, Found 3 So Far
East African Standard (Nairobi)
5 May 2006
NAIROBI -- Bad roads and rough terrain have hampered the disarmament exercise in West Pokot District, as the operation enters its fifth day. Military personnel have recovered only three guns out of the anticipated 50,000, since the exercise began last Monday. The officers have now been forced to repair feeder roads to access some remote areas, which they had been unable to penetrate. A spot-check at Kanyarkwat -- said to be one... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenyan Herdsmen Flee, Evading Forcible Disarmament by Military
East African Standard (Nairobi)
3 May 2006
Tension was high yesterday in Churo, Amaya and Kolowa areas in East Baringo as hundreds of residents fled their homes to escape forcible disarmament by the military. The villagers accused the security forces of using excessive force and violating their human rights as they conducted the operation to mop up illegal firearms. There were fears that a group of herdsmen had attacked security personnel in Churo but police said... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Uganda, East Africa
Take the Guns Too, Like Everything Else Taken from Kenyan Pastoralists
Nation (Nairobi), Opinion
3 May 2006
NAIROBI -- The news that Internal Security minister John Michuki is launching a security operation to collect weapons in the North Rift may shock the rest of the nation, but it will hardly come as a surprise to the pastoralist communities affected. The colonial and post-colonial governments have taken everything else from them for the past 100 years. All that remains are their weapons, purchased to defend their lives and livelihoods.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Uganda, Kenya, East Africa
Fiasco Looms as Security Forces Attempt to Disarm Karamojong Warriors
Monitor (Kampala), Opinion
1 May 2006
To the many victims of cattle rustling in Acholi, Lango, Teso and those who sympathise with their suffering, the news that government is disarming Karimojong warriors must sound like sweet music. Traditionally, livestock raiders used spears to carry out their criminal activities. But civil wars in Uganda, Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia have injected small arms into the equation like a narcotic in the arteries. Enterprising... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Uganda, East Africa
Take Away Guns and Invest in North Rift Pastoralists
East African Standard (Nairobi), Editorial
1 May 2006
It is encouraging that the Government has started walking the talk on peace and deployed security agents to disarm warring communities in the North Rift. The presence of illegal arms has caused untold suffering to the residents and is one of the main reasons the area remains under-developed. The frequent clashes over pasture and livestock in parts of Trans Nzoia, Baringo, West Pokot, Laikipia, Marakwet, Samburu and Turkana districts... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya Finalises Plan to Disarm Pokot Herdsmen, Recover 50,000 Guns
East African Standard (Nairobi)
29 April 2006
NAIROBI -- Plans by the Government to disarm Pokot herdsmen were finalised yesterday. The operation is expected to recover about 50,000 illegal guns. The small arms are believed to be the cause of numerous raids in the neighbouring Turkana, Laikipia, Samburu and Trans Nzoia districts. The plans were finalised at a meeting chaired by the area DC Mr Stephen Ikua and a representative from the 66 Kenya Army Battalion.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Three Men Arrested as Kenyan Police Find Guns in Ship at Mombasa
Nation (Nairobi)
27 April 2006
NAIROBI -- Three crew members have been arrested when police found firearms in a ship at the Mombasa port, the Nation learnt yesterday. Security officials said the two AK-47 rifles and 119 bullets were hidden in a bag of rice in mv Reef El-Maan's engine room. After information from some of the 19 crew members who included 15 Indians, two Somalis, a Pakistani and a Tanzanian, the officers searched the vessel for three hours.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya Lobbies for Measures to Curb Gun Trade
East African Standard (Nairobi)
21 April 2006
The Government has lobbied for stringent measures to control the illegal movement of arms, saying the country had suffered tragedies due to the trade. "We have had more than our fair share of tragedies visited upon us by the circulation of illicit arms ... the last 10 days have been very difficult for this nation," Internal Security minister John Michuki said on Thursday. In a speech read on his behalf by the Assistant... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Some Kenyan Clergy Want Firearms for Protection, Others Horrified
Ecumenical News International
15 February 2006
NAIROBI -- Some church leaders in Kenya are considering petitioning the government to license them to carry firearms following an increase in attacks on priests and churches by armed criminals. At the same time others are afraid that such action breaks ecclesiastical ethics, in a country where owning a gun is a privilege and at a time when many religious leaders are joining a global campaign to rein in small arms. Still, the Rev.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenyan Cattle-rustling Region Has 30,000 Illegal Guns, Says Defence Chief
Monitor (Kampala)
7 February 2006
KARAMOJA -- The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, has said there are about 30,000 illegal guns in Karamoja sub-region. "We shall use all means to get these guns," Aronda said. "We have come in full swing to fight the lawlessness in region. Rampage of the Karimojong warriors on the people of Teso has to stop." He was speaking at Olilim in Katakwi after commissioning the construction of the 53km road... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Girl Shoots 8yr-old Playmate With AK-47: Gun Owner Finds, Kills Girl
East African Standard (Nairobi)
20 January 2006
A man shot dead a neighbour's daughter after she accidentally killed his son with the same gun in Turkana District. The boy, 8, was killed on Wednesday when the AK-47 rifle they were playing with went off. The children, who had been left alone at home, had taken the herdsman's loaded rifle to play with. The girl reportedly pulled the trigger, killing her playmate on the spot. The incident occurred in Lokori village in Turkana... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya Says May Lift Ban on Big Game Shooting
Reuters
13 January 2006
JOHANNESBURG -- Kenya may lift a 3-decade ban on sport hunting as part of a broader revamp of its wildlife policies, a senior official said on Friday. Such a move could see foreign hunters target Kenyan lion, buffalo, and antelope species but would provoke resistance from animal welfare groups. "We started a policy review in September last year on our entire wildlife policy, looking at a range of issues. The ban on hunting... ( gunpolicy.org )
East Africa, Kenya
East African MPs Urged to Take Lead in Fight Against Small Arms
East African (Nairobi)
13 December 2005
NAIROBI -- Lack of political will is preventing the implementation of the Nairobi protocol on the control and reduction of small arms and light weapons in the region, participants at a regional workshop on small arms said last week. Speakers at the workshop in Mombasa, Kenya, challenged legislators in the region to take a leading role in the fight against the spread of illegally held arms. Kenyan MP Joseph Nkaissery said... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
More Than 1,150 Firearms Surrendered in Kenya's North Rift Region
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
30 September 2005
More than 1,150 illegal firearms and 2,000 rounds of ammunition have been surrendered in Samburu district during the on going disarmament exercise in the North Rift region. Rift valley Provincial Commissioner Wilfred Ndolo said the firearms have retarded development in the region for decades. Mr Ndolo said that poverty and cattle rustling are the major social and economic issues that contribute to high illiteracy rate in... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Support the Global Call for an Arms Trade Treaty
East African Standard (Nairobi), Letter
27 September 2005
The issue of small arms proliferation undermining the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals was left out of the weak agreement that was signed by heads of governments at the World Summit this week. Early drafts had included a pledge to negotiate an international treaty to control the trade. But despite support from dozens of countries, this was lost in the frantic negotiations after the US amended the proposed text just... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, United Nations
Kenya Keen on Small Arms Pact, Kibaki Tells UN
East African Standard (Nairobi)
20 September 2005
Kenya is committed to the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons, President Kibaki has said. He added that the country was satisfied with the level of implementation of the programme at the national and regional levels. However, said the President, despite the progress, small arms and other conventional weapons still ended up in the wrong hands, with adverse implications on security and political... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Uganda
Still a Long Way to Go With North Rift Disarmament
East African Standard (Nairobi)
29 August 2005
The Government has a long way to go in disarming North Rift communities since over 50,000 firearms are still in civilian hands. The admission was made by Internal Security minister John Michuki yesterday. However, he said the programme, being done concurrently by the Uganda government, was on the right track, adding that Kenyans had begun realising that it was well intended. "This is demonstrated by the voluntary... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Security Groups Clash Over Providing Guns to Guards
East African Standard (Nairobi)
9 July 2005
Two security umbrella organisations yesterday seemed to differ over a proposal to provide guns to guards. Whereas the Protective Security Industry Association (PSIA) rejected the arms clause in toto, the Kenya Security Industry Association (Kisia) argued that there was nothing wrong in arming some of the guards. And PSIA hit out at the Government for allegedly sneaking in the guns clause into a proposal they presented that... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Uganda
Joint Border Exercise on Illegal Arms Initiated
East African Standard (Nairobi)
5 July 2005
Kenya and Uganda have started joint disarmament to reduce the number of illegal firearms in cattle rustling prone areas. The Uganda-Kenya Disarmament Action Programme was formed in Kampala last Friday after a meeting by security chiefs. The Kenyan delegation comprising of permanent secretaries, senior police officers and other Government officials was led by Chief of General Staff Gen Joseph Kibwana. Already, Kenya... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Watchmen With Guns? No Way, Say Firms
East African Standard (Nairobi)
5 July 2005
A Bill proposing to arm private guards was strongly opposed by security firms, that said Kenya was not ready for such a move. Security guards in a training session. The proposal to arm them has elicited mixed reactions. The Kenya Security Industry Association said arming private security guards could compromise security, especially if guns were issued to the wrong people. "To the greatest possible extent guns should... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
1,600 Guns Recovered in North Rift Region
East African Standard (Nairobi)
4 July 2005
Security personnel have recovered 1,619 assorted firearms in the on-going disarmament exercise in North Rift. Also recovered are some 2,099 round of ammunition and two anti-personnel grenades. Rift Valley Assistant Police Commissioner John Kigen said most of the firearms were voluntarily handed to police officers by residents of Baringo, West Pokot, Turkana, Samburu, Marakwet and Trans Nzoia. And senior police... ( gunpolicy.org )
Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda
Illegal Gun Trade: Diplomatic Row Exposes Tanzania as Major Conduit
East African Standard (Nairobi)
3 July 2005
A Ugandan national has lifted the veil on the illegal arms and minerals trade that is fuelling war in the Great Lakes region. He has revealed how gun merchants keep the region's presidents, business tycoons and senior military officers on their payroll, persuading them to turn a blind eye to the lucrative but deadly commerce. The Ugandan, who currently lives in Stamford Bridge, London, reportedly enjoys good rapport with... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Nearly 4,000 Illegal Small Arms Destroyed
Reuters
1 July 2005
NAIROBI -- Kenyan authorities on Wednesday set on fire nearly 4,000 illicit small arms recovered by police over the past two years in an ongoing effort to curb the proliferation of illegal weapons in the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes regions. "The proliferation and movement of these fire arms within and across the borders have left a trail of agony and destruction," said Kiraitu Murungi, the justice and constitutional affairs minister,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
3,800 Illicit Guns Go Up in Flames
East African Standard (Nairobi)
30 June 2005
About 3,830 illegal arms were destroyed in a bonfire at Nairobi's Uhuru Gardens yesterday. There was a tight security cordon as the arms, recovered from criminals and those surrendered in an arms amnesty, went up in flames. Senior security personnel led by Police Commissioner Maj Gen Hussein Ali attended the function. "The proliferation and free movement of these firearms within and across the borders have left... ( gunpolicy.org )
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