Central Regional Coordinator Wilson Njenga on Friday announced that intelligence reports had indicated the resurgence of outlawed Mungiki sect.
Mr Njenga officially launched a crackdown on the criminal gangs which he cautioned were posing a security threat to residents of the region.
"We thought we had eliminated the criminal gangs during the previous crackdown but it appears they just hibernated. They are back and we must mercilessly deal with them.
"We are also aware that each area has different types of organised criminal gangs. They must all be dealt with, they have no place in Central Kenya," he declared.
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The Coordinator urged police officers to assist with the endeavour noting that second-generation alcoholic drinks would also be met with the full force of the law.
"We have made remarkable achievements and discovered a lot of things in the process.
"We have established that there are many counterfeit products in Central Kenya including beer, bottled water, among others. We have engaged professionals and other government agents to assist us in that," Mr Njenga explained.
He went on to reveal that the exercise had so far yielded fruits where a businessman in Murang’a was arrested for making counterfeit Tusker beer in his house and using fake Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) stickers.
He also advised the public on how to spot the counterfeit drinks from genuine ones.
"No alcoholic brand going by the same name should have more alcohol content than others.
"During testing, we found similar brands some with up to 70 percent alcoholic content while others had as low as 40 percent. It means they are not all from the licensed manufacturer," the regional boss reported.
Mr Njenga spoke at the Ol Kalou Catholic Hall in Nyandarua County where he addressed senior police officers, county and sub-county commissioners, chiefs and their assistants.
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