By NEVILLE OTUKIMore by this AuthorKenya is on the spot alongside Egypt and Colombia over the use of Sh4.9 billion offered by the US in the fight against transnational crimes like money laundering, wildlife poaching and drugs and arms trafficking. But the US accountability office has now poked holes in its expenditure reports for countries like Kenya. Kenya has been seen as a trafficking hub for hard drugs like heroin and cocaine following a series of hauls worth millions of dollars that have been impounded in its territorial waters. A year later, Kenya Navy patrol vessels nabbed a luxury yacht in the Indian Ocean with heroin with a street value of Sh20 million. Kenya’s security organs have recently been keen to boost their military firepower and intelligence to combat emerging threats like terrorism, arms smuggling and drugs trafficking.

Source: Daily Nation February 13, 2018 06:22 UTC