Police in Nairobi are looking for a gunmaker believed to be behind the rising cases of armed robberies in the city.
According to National Police Service spokesman George Kinoti, the gunmaker supplying pistols to gangs is reportedly disabled and is being protected by gangs in Dandora.
Kinoti stated that several young people arrested in Mihango, Huruma and Dandora had given information about him and they were closing in on the suspect.
“Several criminals have been arrested with them (home-made guns) and they are helping us in our crackdown on the manufacturers and the suppliers,” Mr Kinoti said.
He said that the police were directing their energies to find the maker of the homemade pistols, half of them found in Kayole and Eastleigh.
Kinoti added that members of the public should not dismiss the home made pistols as they were capable of discharging bullets.
The spokesman noted that details about the true identity of the gun maker were scanty since he was very elusive, hidden and protected by members of a notorious gang.
Last month, Flying Squad head, Said Kiprotich, highlighted that the homemade guns were becoming more lethal.
Kiprotich had urged the public to provide information about the bearers and manufacturers of these weapons.
