{"id":5785,"date":"2024-02-26T13:04:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T13:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/police-chief-koome-demands-swift-action-from-new-coast-region-commander-against-drug-barons\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T13:04:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T13:04:10","slug":"police-chief-koome-demands-swift-action-from-new-coast-region-commander-against-drug-barons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/police-chief-koome-demands-swift-action-from-new-coast-region-commander-against-drug-barons\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Chief Koome Demands Swift Action from New Coast Region Commander against Drug Barons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 26 \u2013 <\/strong>Inspector General of Police Japheth Koome has given the new Coast Region Police Commander George Seda a four-day ultimatum to arrest drug barons in the county, warning against complacency.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Coast Region Conference on Illicit Alcohol and Narcotic Drugs in Mombasa on Monday, Koome expressed concern that despite the persistent drug menace plaguing many Kenyans, particularly the youth, the region has yet to make a single arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Koome reaffirmed the National Police Service\u2019s commitment to combatting illicit alcohol and drug use nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must change; we have no option. We have brought a new Regional Police Commander here, he has signed a new performance contract with me, he has no option. I will be here on duty for about four days. We must get a baron within those days, you have no option,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the seriousness of the situation, Koome emphasized the need for decisive action, stating, \u201cWhat we are saying is those drug barons must be arrested and thrown in Land Cruisers, no Subaru anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He advocated for transparency in legal proceedings, expressing his disapproval of suspects concealing their identities in court.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that allowing suspects to hide their faces under masks, goggles, and caps impedes identification and deprives the public of accountability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must see them when they appear in court, at least that small punishment of being seen by everybody, they must face some shame,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Asserting his unwavering commitment to tackling the scourge of drug abuse and alcoholism, Koome emphasized his determination to effect lasting change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot be cowed, I am not a politician even in my hometown in Meru I don\u2019t want to get involved in politics because I have been given work to do,\u201d he said, declaring, \u201cI have no fear. We must change the way we have been doing things; we must be ruthless if we want to save society.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 26 \u2013 Inspector General of Police Japheth Koome has given the new Coast Region Police Commander George Seda a four-day ultimatum to arrest drug barons in the county, warning against complacency. Speaking at the Coast Region Conference on Illicit Alcohol and Narcotic Drugs in Mombasa on Monday, Koome expressed concern that despite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5785\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}