Alarming loss of guns by partying kenyan officers

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Here we were worried over our friends and relatives dunk driving in fear of the laws wrath when apparently it turns out even the police are common victims in the mess.So between the authorities and our loved ones who will we take care of?

A police officer attached to a Cabinet Secretary was arrested after he lost his gun in unclear circumstances in Nairobi’s Uhuru Camp area.

The officer told his seniors he had been at a bar in Highrise after his duties and left late on Monday.He said when he reached his residence at the Uhuru Camp he found the Ceska pistol with 12 bullets missing.

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A search was mounted in the area in vain. He was later arrested and was set to appear in court to face charges of failing to secure his weapon.

The incident comes a week after a senior officer in the city lost his weapon in Utawala area and no arrest or recovery has been made.

The Senior Superintendent of Police told his colleagues he was with his friends at a club and had left going home in his car when he suddenly felt dizzy and fell asleep.

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He parked his car on the roadside for the sudden nap and when he woke up he realized his CZP pistol with 15 bullets was missing. This was almost ten hours later.

Police say they are investigating the incidents with an aim of recovering the weapons.

“The weapons can be used in various crimes,” said a senior officer aware of the development.The incident comes at a time when the Firearms Licensing Board is tightening rules of private gun ownership amid vetting process

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