The government of Kenya has today destroyed thousands of confiscated illegal firearms that had been voluntarily surrendered in a move to restore peace in Kajiando County.
Gracing the occasion, the Deputy President William Ruto said that that the torching of the illegal firearms ceremony signaled an end to danger and human suffering and the beginning of greater peace and security in Kenya and the region.
“I urge those in possession of illegal firearms to surrender them to police and those in custody of state weapons to maintain proper usage,” the DP said. “We are destroying small arms and ammunition so that they don’t fall on wrong hands that will cause harm in society”.
Ruto noted that small arms pose a serious threat to peace and stability in Kenya as they are easily available, they are also cheap, and worse simple to handle and conceal.
The destruction ceremony took place in Kajiando County where 5,250 illicit small arms and light weapons recovered from criminals, voluntarily surrendered and from disarmament were destroyed.