Explain the challenges which face the National security organs in Kenya today.
Answer:
- Inadequate working facilities such as vehicles, telecommunication devices.
- Low police to civilian ratio due to the high population in today.
- Poor living and working for people who work in the security organs.
- Political interference in the work of security organs which leads to intimidation.
- Proliferation of small arms due to insecurity in neighboring counties e.g. Somali.
- Widespread corruption in the organs e.g. the police is said to be the most corrupt government institution in Kenya.
- Negative public attitudes and unwillingness to freely provide vital information to security organs.
- Increased rates of crime due to unemployment especially among the youth.
-Influx of refugees from unstable neighbouring countries poses a security risk.
-The emergence of organized criminal gangs who are better armed within the communities.