Spy cameras to be installed in cities

Spy cameras will be installed across the country to catch terrorists and other offenders in one of the biggest local surveillance operations the country has witnessed.

Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Wednesday said the cameras will be bought at a cost of Sh8.3 billion, money which has been sourced from the Chinese government.

The cameras are expected to boost the fight on terrorism by increasing surveillance on criminal elements including monitoring the Al-Shabaab militia group.

Mr Odinga informed Parliament of the grant yesterday as he briefed MPs on the security situation in Sudan and Somalia and the implications for Kenya.

The government is expected to use the money to install CCTV cameras in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu. Other areas will later be covered.

“The installation of CCTV will help police with surveillance across the country,” Mr Odinga said during the PM’s time.

The project will form part of government efforts to secure the country with the PM admitting that events across the border were affecting Kenya’s security.

“Al- Shabaab has become a more complicated enemy to deal with because they have recruited Kenyans. You cannot tell the typical Al-Shabaab by how they look. It could be your own brother,” he stated.

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Cost of war

Mr Odinga was also put on the spot on measures the government had put in place to track Kenyan youth who were recruited to fight in Somalia.

Wajir West MP Adan Keynan decried the banditry threat in parts of North Eastern citing the Garissa –Wajir road as one area rife with bandits.

“While our forces have managed to bring to manageable levels the security situation in Somalia, the reverse is happening in Kenya,” said Mr Keynan.

Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo said Kenya’s forces have overstayed in Somalia. The PM said the cost of the war in Somalia was being funded by the UN at a cost of more than Sh10 billion.