Nairobi is on the spot over increasing number of crime rates at broad day light.
Muggers have decided to unleash their wrath at Nairobi residents even robbing the county officials.
Nominated MCA Emily Owuor said she was a victim of mugging. She recounted to the House how she lost her handbag at 8pm on Moi Avenue. “I could not even scream for help because it was so fast and it took time before I realized what had happened. It was so dark I did not even see whoever snatched my handbag,” she said.
Owuor called for better lighting of city streets and informal settlements, saying it would not only improve security of residents but also provide safer trading environment for small businesses.
“Mama Mboga needs lighting so that she can carry on with her business late into the night without any fear,” she said.
Deputy Speaker John Nyumu directed the Executive to table a report on the security situation in the city when MCAs return from their Easter break.
Some of the places flagged by security agencies as mugging hotspots include Tom Mboya Street, from Khoja Mosque to Afya Centre, River Road stretch and Moi Avenue, from Kencom to Railways roundabout.
Others are Odeon Cinema stage, Haile Selassie Avenue, Uhuru Highway, Kenyatta Avenue near GPO, Kimathi Street, Jevanjee Gardens area and Globe Cinema roundabout.