It is not every day that we wake up to encouraging news in
the papers, however news reports appearing in the dailies this week attributed
to Administration Police Commandant Kinuthia Mbugua indicating that security
organs would launch a system that will track stolen livestock in regions prone
to rustling is indeed refreshing.
This move by the Administration Police must be commended for
a number of reasons, among which is the fact that cattle rustling has led to
loss of source of livelihoods to persons traditionally known for cattle keeping
and in some instances loss of
lives.
The second reason why this move needs to be lauded is the
decision to employ new technology to fight crime.
The Kenya police is perhaps the best equipped force is East
Africa in usage of state-of-the art technology to combat crime. The Global
Positioning System (GPS) tracking device which Mr. Mbugua says will help fight
cattle rustling and also recover stolen animals will be a milestone in ending
the criminal activity.
In this new age criminals are known to exploit modern
technology to execute crime and the police need not be left behind. There are many ways, in fact quicker and
better ICT solutions that should be used to fight crime the GPS being one of
them. We appreciate this effort by the Kinuthia Mbugua-led administration
police.
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