Kwale County Governor Fatuma Achani has urged local security agencies to promptly apprehend juvenile gangs responsible for terrorizing residents and business owners in Diani.
The governor’s appeal follows a series of attacks where several individuals sustained serious injuries inflicted by machete-wielding gangs. Speaking at an event attended by 204 community company directors supported by the county government, Achani emphasized that these juvenile gangs exploited the nationwide anti-finance bill protests to instill fear among residents.
“As we continue complaining here young armed men are causing havoc. At first, we were saying we want the Finance Bill to be scrapped and the President did so so now what are we going back to the streets for?” she posed.
“Talk to one another to reduce the heightening pressure. We are the ones who will suffer and we will not go anywhere else, this is our county.”
She said the county’s economy depends on tourism which can be affected without a peaceful environment.
Kwale Chief Finance Officer Alex Onduko said that the county government will conduct annual audits to monitor the companies’ growth to bolster Kwale’s economy.
“We will be doing annual audits. We will want to know how much turnover these companies have made and monitor their growth. By 2027 we want to see which company has become a 1 million dollar company,” he said.
