Kenya still struggling to fight terror, says Attorney General Githu Muigai

By Margaret Kanini

Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya still faces a challenge in the use of modern technology to effectively combat terrorism, cybercrime and other emerging crimes, Attorney General Githu Muigai has said.

Speaking during the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting at the Gaborone International Convention Centre in Botswana, Githu said the threat from international terrorism is a serious concern for Kenya and that there is a dire need for the Kenyan Government to build capacity for judges and other judicial officials to deal with terror.

“The country has been a target of various terrorist attacks that continue to claim lives of innocent Kenyans and destroy property. These attacks, caused by the Al Shabaab group, are a threat to our national sovereignty, statehood and integrity,” he said.

Judicial development

The AG said it is important for the country to vigorously fight terrorism so as to maintain peace and stability for development.

He said it is on that note that Kenya will be looking forward to ways of enhancing judicial development by the end of the three-day meeting, which ends tomorrow.

He, however, told the meeting that the Kenyan Government has enacted the Prevention of Terrorism Bill to provide a legislative framework for the fight against the heinous acts.

Githu also listed corruption, economic and financial crimes as major impediments to development that Kenya is still struggling to offload.