Kenya
Pastoralists Fear Brutality, Torture as Kenyan Police Come for Their Guns
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
22 February 2010
NAIROBI -- Pastoral communities in northern Kenya are apprehensive over the disarmament expected to start any time now. A 70-day amnesty to surrender illegal arms by the pastoralists lapsed at the weekend, with 1,141 guns and 14,980 bullets having been handed over. The government has also repossessed more than 500 guns initially issued to home guards in the region. This will ensure no one will be having a government-issued... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenyan TV Crew Buy AK-47 in Turkana, Easily Smuggle It Into Nairobi
Standard (Nairobi)
9 February 2010
Buying a gun and transporting the loaded weapon past numerous police checks without detection has never been that easy. This is what KTN crew proved. Reporters and a cameraman were on assignment in Turkana last week when they managed to not only buy an AK-47 rifle and bullets, but also transport it to Nairobi. The reporters said the weapon was not discovered despite checks on the road from Turkana to Nairobi. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Large Seizures of Illegal Ammunition Stir Up Sleepy Kenyan Town
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
2 February 2010
NAIROBI -- Despite its proximity to the capital and being the gateway to the world famous Maasai Mara game reserve, Narok has remained a quiet, dusty and sleepy town. Not even the ongoing wrangling about the conservation of the Mau Forest have stirred it up. But things changed on December 7, last year. On that day, Narok was thrown into the spotlight when a large cache of ammunition and military hardware were discovered... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya,Czech Republic
Police Find Another 30,000 Kenyan, Czech Bullets in Suspect's Home
Associated Press
1 February 2010
NAROK, Kenya - Kenya's police chief says officers have seized another cache of bullets at the premises of a man already facing charges for a separate arms seizure last year. Matthew Iteere says police found the Kenyan and Czech-made bullets in a container at Munir Ahmed's garage. He says police seized two other containers but are yet to confirm their contents. Most of the 30,000 bullets are Kenyan, Iteere says. Such bullets... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
In Sweep to Seize, Destroy Illegal Firearms, Kenya Police Kill Gun Owner
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
26 January 2010
NAIROBI -- A man was killed and 13 others arrested in a police operation to recover illegal firearms in Trans Mara District. District commissioner Albert Mwiritza said police shot the man who defied orders to surrender and instead fired his gun at the officers. He said an AK-47 rifle and 16 rounds of ammunition were found on the deceased. Among the 13 who were arrested was a taxi driver who was found with nine... ( gunpolicy.org )
Africa,Kenya
Deadline Extended by Kenyan Government to 'Mop Up' Illegal Guns
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
27 December 2009
The government has extended the deadline on the general amnesty issued to pastoralists to surrender illegal firearms. In a statement to the press on Sunday, Internal Security minister Prof George Saitoti said the amnesty has been extended to January 20, 2010. The minister said his action was prompted by the good response by members of the pastoralist communities on the earlier amnesty that was issued by the Government.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Civilians, Reservists Surrender Assault Weapons in Kenya Gun Ban Drive
Kenyan Broadcasting Service
21 December 2009
Residents of Iisiolo district have surrendered 177 assault rifles to the government in a bid to beat the amnesty period deadline. Security personnel have in the past two weeks also recovered 7,939 rounds of ammunition from civilians while Kenya police reservists have handed back 217 guns issued to them by the government. Isiolo DC Mr. James Mwaura commended the residents for surrendering illegal firearms and expressed optimism... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Race to Smuggle, Buy Assault Weapons as Kenya Pastoralists Re-arm
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
20 December 2009
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The demand for automatic weapons in Turkana, Samburu and Pokot has created a huge market and this could explain the recent arms seizures in the country. Fuelled by persistent droughts, the arms race among the pastoral communities in Northern Kenya has intensified in the last decade with almost 95 per cent of households said to own a firearm. A two-decade study of the three communities says that by the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
High-level Corruption Alleged in Kenya Police Gun Trafficking Scandal
Standard (Nairobi)
13 December 2009
Hardly a week after the Cabinet approved police reforms the Administration Police is in the eye of a new storm over an illegal arms haul. The force, which has been adversely mentioned in various reports that accuse it of gross human rights violations that include murder and rape during and after the 2007 General Election is fending off allegations that its top brass is involved in clandestine movement of arms. The centre... ( gunpolicy.org )
United Kingdom,Kenya
British Army Gear Among Large Ammo Cache and Guns Seized in Kenya
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
10 December 2009
NAIROBI -- A Kenyan working at a British Army base has been arrested and detained in connection with the huge cache of weapons seized by police in Narok. Mr John Wandeto, a civilian, was arrested as businessman Ishmael Munir and a senior Administration Police officer, Superintendent Joseph Maritim, were charged in court for illegally possessing government ammunition. Mr Wandeto, who is employed at the military base in Nanyuki,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Gun Owner, Police Armourer Arrested Over 100,000-bullet Cache in Kenya
East African Standard (Nairobi)
9 December 2009
A couple was found with more than 100,000 bullets and military gear in their house at Narok town. Four rifles and two pistols were also found in Mr Munir Ahmed's house. A seventh pistol was found on his waist when he was arrested in Embakasi, Nairobi, on Monday night. The seized bullets are usually used in sub-machine guns. Yesterday, police displayed two telescopic machines, five pairs of military boots, assorted British... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Police Arrest Businessman with 'Licensed' Guns, 100,000 Bullets in Nairobi
Associated Press
8 December 2009
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenyan police on Tuesday said they arrested a suspected weapons smuggler with up to 100,000 bullets and an assortment of guns, a huge cache in a country with stringent gun laws. Police recovered the weapons and ammunition in two raids carried out late Monday on the suspect's house in the capital, Nairobi, and on a business site in the western town of Narok, Police Commissioner Matthew Iteere said. Ever... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Government to Seize, Destroy Illegal Guns in Kenya's Eastern, North Rift
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
20 November 2009
The government will mop out all illegal firearms in the insecurity prone areas of North Rift and Upper Eastern parts at the country in order to improve security in those areas. The minister for state in charge of internal security and provincial Administration, Prof. George Saitoti said over the years, the country had experienced proliferation of small and light fire arms due to its porous borders with her unstable neighbours. ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Burundi,Kenya,Rwanda,Uganda,Tanzania,East Africa
We Must Eliminate the Menace of Illegal Guns in East Africa
Observer (Kampala), Opinion
11 November 2009
During the ceremonies to mark the 10th anniversary of the re-birth of the East African Community, 3,500 small arms were destroyed in a gesture of fighting the menace of illicit small arms and light weapons.The symbolic destruction of the unlicensed weapons fed into the theme of the anniversary celebrations, which was: 'Peace and security for stability and development.' Realising the magnitude of the menace of small arms in illegal... ( gunpolicy.org )
Central Africa,East Africa,Kenya,Rwanda,Somalia,Sudan,Uganda,Burundi,Congo (DRC)
Small Arms Control Group Decries 'Huge' Proliferation of Guns in Africa
Xinhua
3 November 2009
NAIROBI -- The Regional Center on Small Arms (RECSA) has decried the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the Great Lakes region, Horn of Africa and bordering states. RECSA Executive Secretary Francis Sang noted that the center was working in collaboration with the UN Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa to promote disarmament. To address this problem, he said, the governments should support the... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya 'A Nation on a Timebomb' of Illegal Guns, Death Penalty Mooted
Standard (Nairobi)
1 November 2009
More than 130,000 guns are in the wrongs hands. The Government and experts are unanimous the country is sitting on a time bomb, which could explode any time. Head of the Kenya National Focal Point on Small Arms and Light Weapons David Kimaiyo warns the problem could reach unmanageable levels. "We have to address this issue once and for all, otherwise it might end up causing a serious social, economic and political problem,"... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya,United Nations
Kenya Leads UN Global Gun Trade Treaty Against 'Merchants of Doom'
East African (Nairobi)
19 October 2009
Kenya is pressing within the United Nations for the start of talks on a binding global treaty to restrict the illegal transfer of small arms that take scores of lives in eastern and central Africa every day. The UN's disarmament committee will decide this month whether to endorse formal negotiations on such a treaty. Continuing in the leadership role it has played on this issue for several years, Kenya has joined Britain,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Human Rights Worker Faces Charge for Discussing Kenya Gun Running
East African (Nairobi), Opinion
12 October 2009
NAIROBI -- Mid-last week, the British Broadcasting Corporation broke a story pointing to the possibility of arming, with conventional weapons, of both the Kalenjin and the Gikuyu communities in the Rift Valley. The story was picked up the next day by local media houses -- with key quotations to back up the BBC claims being given by Ken Wafula, who works with a human rights organisation in Eldoret. The government, predictably,... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Influx of Illegal Guns as Kenyans 'Rearm for Ethnic Arms Race, 2012 Poll'
BBC News
7 October 2009
Rival ethnic groups in Kenya who fought after the 2007 election are rearming in readiness for violence at the 2012 poll, a BBC investigation has found. It is feared villagers in Rift Valley province are moving from traditional weapons such as spears to machine guns. Government officials insist they are tackling the influx of illegal arms. But they have been widely criticised for failing to punish the ringleaders... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Owning an Assault Weapon Could Soon Be a Hanging Offence in Kenya
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
6 October 2009
Owners of illegal guns and police officers who rent their firearms to criminals could soon face the death penalty. Law enforcement agencies are pushing for tighter gun control and have proposed a raft of tough measures to be discussed by the Cabinet soon. These include an amendment to the Firearms Act, the law governing the legal ownership of guns. According to the latest proposals contained in the National Policy... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Harmonisation of Gun Control Law Key to Kenya's War on Small Arms
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
27 August 2009
The Kenya government has started harmonising crime laws to boost the war on small arms. Solicitor-general Wanjuki Muchemi said the Organised Crime Bill, Terrorism Bill and International Crime Bill are being amended to help combat crime. The changes include harsher penalties for illegal possession of guns, he said, adding that the amendments also seek to address the misuse of firearms by police officers. Light weapons... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
6000 Arrows, 11 Guns Surrendered in Kenya's Illegal Weapon Amnesty
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
9 August 2009
NAIROBI -- The government plans to extend the amnesty period for those willing to surrender weapons used during the post-election violence. The amnesty is to expire in two weeks but the ministry for Special Programmes said the period may be extended. Some 6,000 arrows and 11 guns have already been surrendered. ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya Destroys 22,634 Guns, But Criminals Still Have More Than 10,000
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
30 June 2009
More than 10,000 firearms are in the hands of criminals in Kenya today, posing a big threat to security, a government body revealed on Tuesday. The National Focal Point on Small Arms has thus drafted a memo to the cabinet seeking to introduce harsh penalties on people convicted of gun crime. Initial proposals pushed for the death sentence but have since been scaled down to the life sentence, head of the unit David Kimaiyo... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya's Killer Gangs Increasingly Own, Rent Handguns, Assault Rifles
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
20 June 2009
Saturday's shooting of permanent secretary Kinuthia Murugu is the latest demonstration of a resurgence of gun crimes in the country, especially in Nairobi. Other high-profile cases in the past week include the killing of a university lecturer and the shooting dead of three people in the city's Eastlands, on suspicion of being police informers. Prof Peter Kenya was shot dead on Wednesday night in Zimmerman estate as he frantically... ( gunpolicy.org )
Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Kenya, Yemen, Djibouti
Gun Dealers Revel in Profits from Arms Trafficking, Somali War Business
Reuters
9 June 2009
MOGADISHU -- Sitting on a mat at home between taking orders for arms on his two mobile phones, Osman Bare gives thanks for the riches flowing from Somalia's war. "I have only been in the weapon business five years, but I have erected three villas. I have also opened shops for my two wives," said the 40-year-old, one of about 400 Somali men operating in Mogadishu's main weapons market. "Peace means bankruptcy for us." ... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Street Shootings Claim Prominent Victims, 'Gunmen Run Wild' in Nairobi
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
6 May 2009
A spate of unresolved killings in Nairobi and its environs over the past two months has raised the alarm over the level of gun crimes in Kenya's capital city. From March, over 26 people have been shot and killed in circumstances that suggest planned murder rather than opportunistic crimes or robberies gone wrong. The number could be much higher given that the Nation figures are based only on reports of high-profile killings. The... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya Police Demand Illegal Guns in Rift Valley, Residents Cry Foul
Standard (Nairobi)
17 April 2009
The Government has launched a security operation to mop up illegal firearms at the troubled Kwanza and West Pokot border. Some members of the Pokot community, however, claimed security officers carrying out the operation were harassing them. But police dismissed the claims saying they were there to deal with armed gangs that have been raiding homes. "They attack and kill people and come up with baseless claims... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Death Row Beckons for Illegal Gun Owners Under New Law for Kenya
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
17 March 2009
Possessing an unlicensed gun could soon earn you the death sentence as the Kenyan government steps up the war on crime. And police officers who hired out their guns to criminals could also join armed robbers on death row. Those who sold illicit firearms will not be spared either, if Parliament adopts proposed amendments to the Firearms Act. Innocent Person At present, a person found in possession of a... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Kenya Launches National Gun Marking Scheme to Curb Theft, Trafficking
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
15 December 2008
Kenya is set to be among the first countries in the region to launch its gun marking exercise in line with the requirements of the Nairobi protocol on prevention, control and reduction of small arms. The exercise planned to kick off on Tuesday, follows the acquisition of an electronic marking machine from the regional center on small arms. The country has over the years been a victim of crimes resulting from proliferated... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Uganda, Sudan
AK-47s Cross Borders Freely in Warlords' Gun Markets of North Rift Valley
Standard (Nairobi)
10 December 2008
Ethokon Lumana Engolon was relaxed and enjoying herding his cattle and goats 500 meters away from his Manyatta in Kalimorock, Turkana South District, when his life was transformed. The day had began well and his mind occasionally wandered as he took pride of how his stock had doubled and fattened. He was excited that with the onset of short rains and maturing of new pasture, the long trek in search of water and pasture... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Africa
Proliferation of Guns in Rift Valley Threatens Development in East Africa
Indiana University Press, Book review
29 October 2008
The small arms threat to peace, security, and sustainable development. "A path-breaking examination of a highly important and hitherto largely neglected topic." -- Mark Leopold, University of Sussex. "A systematic overview of the effect of small arms on pastoralism and governance in Karamoja and Samburu/Laikipia/Turkana." -- Philip Winter, Rift Valley Institute Recent estimates indicate that more than 640 million... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia
Kenyan Police Blame Flow of Illegal Guns on Somali, Ethiopian Dealers
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
27 October 2008
A security operation has been launched in North Eastern Province to curb the influx of illegal fire arms from Somalia and Ethiopia. Speaking to the Nation on phone on Monday, Internal Security assistant minister Orwa Ojodeh said the operation started two days ago. "We have ordered an operation in Mandera to flush out dealers in illegal arms from the neighbouring Somalia and Ethiopia," he said, noting that immigrants had... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
Ammunition Factory Implicated in Kenya's Post-election Armed Violence
Daily Nation (Nairobi)
19 October 2008
NAIROBI -- Guns from Mt Elgon and an employee of Eldoret bullet factory assisted the gangs who unleashed violence in the North Rift, the Waki commission report reveals. It lays bare an intricate plan, design and execution of the violence in the area that attracted the country's and world's attention when women and children were burnt alive in a church. The report, on the basis of evidence given by witnesses, indicates that... ( gunpolicy.org )
Ukraine, Kenya, United Nations
Global Gun Trade Thrives: Recent Example 40,000 Kalashnikovs to Kenya
Time (World)
14 October 2008
PARIS -- Need to start a war? No problem. While stock markets gyrate and financial institutions (and even whole countries, like Iceland) teeter on bankruptcy, one global industry is still drawing plenty of high-end trades and profits: weapons. In a Paris courtroom last week, 42 officials went on trial for taking millions in kickbacks and organizing huge arms commissions from the Angolan government during the mid-1990s. In the dock... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Africa
African Nations Discuss Curbs on Gunrunning, Global Gun Trade Treaty
African Press Agency
5 September 2008
NAIROBI -- A two-day conference which brought together ministers and civil society organizations from 50 African countries, United Nations officials and arms control groups to help form a united position on a convention on arms proliferation, ended in Nairobi on Thursday night with African countries agreeing to propose imposing sanctions to countries behind irresponsible arms transfers leading to the destabilization of African governments.... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Africa, United Nations
African Nations, UN Meet in Kenya to Canvass Global Gun Trade Treaty
BBC News
3 September 2008
African ministers are due to meet UN disarmament officials and arms control groups to help form a united position on a conventional arms trade treaty. The talks in Nairobi have been called by the Kenyan government. Arms control groups argue that Africa has lost billions of dollars in conflicts fuelled by unregulated weapons sales. They also say that a proposed treaty could significantly reduce the human and economic... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, West Africa
Kenya Calls Influx of Illegal Guns 'Main Cause of Instability' in West Africa
Xinhua
3 September 2008
NAIROBI -- Kenya said on Wednesday the proliferation of small arms and light weapons were the main cause of instability in the region. Speaking at a meeting which brought together African ministers, UN disarmament officials and arms control groups in Nairobi, Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula blamed the influx of uncontrolled trade of arms in Africa to European and Asian countries. Wetangula said Asian and European nations... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, Africa
Loopholes Aid African Gunrunners: Kenya Touts Global Gun Trade Treaty
African Press Agency
3 September 2008
NAIROBI (Kenya) -- Serious arms proliferation in most African countries go unchecked due to loopholes in national laws, Kenya Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula said on Wednesday at the opening of an arms treaty conference in Nairobi. Reading a speech on his behalf, his deputy Richard Onyonka said African countries lose $264 million annually in human life and economic potential due to arms proliferation. He said conventional... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya
High Demand for Guns Heightens Insecurity in Kenya's Pastoral Regions
IRIN (UN News)
7 August 2008
NAIROBI -- The widespread availability of firearms in the northern regions of Kenya has exacerbated insecurity and more people are being killed during livestock raids. At least 60 people died while another 15 were injured following clashes on 29 July between the Turkana and Pokot communities in northwestern Kenya, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS). "Most of the injured had bullet and [knife] wounds," said... ( gunpolicy.org )
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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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 )
East Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, Sudan, Seychelles, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Congo (DRC)
East African Nations Will Mark All State-owned Guns to Reduce Leakage
East African (Nairobi)
21 April 2008
NAIROBI -- All firearms in the Great Lakes Region, East Africa and the Horn of Africa will soon be marked with country codes, force code and serial numbers in the fight against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. A workshop organised by the Regional Centre on Small Arms and held recently on Kenya's South Coast was told that 12 manual arms-marking machines have already been purchased through funding from the US government... ( gunpolicy.org )
Kenya, East Africa
Development Money to East Africa Fails to End Gun Trade Among Herders
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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 )
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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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'
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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
Daily 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 )
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