Mombasa deputy county commissioner has said the rate of extremism and crime has gone down in Mombasa Island since the beginning of the year. In November 2014, police raided two mosques in Mombasa Island where hundred of youths were arrested following a heavy crackdown. Salim said the decrease in crime rate has been a success due to co-operation among residents and security teams in the area. The deputy commissioner attributed the change to operations carried out by police to flush out the groups. Mahmoud Salim said radicalisation of youth in the island has decreased compared to the past two years.

Source: Daily Nation June 06, 2016 05:37 UTC