By MWANGI MUIRURIMore by this AuthorIn December last year, Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery outlawed 89 criminal gangs, many of which are based in Nairobi. Nairobi’s criminal gangs go back a long way and have changed with time. Originally composed of just a few well-known figures, the gangs have splintered and now even specialise in particular areas. He traces the beginning of criminal gangs to the 1970s, when land buying and selling outfits started being formed to help ordinary people develop Nairobi. “Criminal gangs have infiltrated schools.

Source: Daily Nation February 14, 2017 18:17 UTC