Kenyans are clamouring for the attention of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to rein in on several youths captured on video brandishing a gun.
The clip, which was shared online on Tuesday morning, showed two individuals suspected to be teenagers exposing the weapon, raising questions about how they acquired the firearm.
One of the youths, draped in a college jacket, an emoji t-shirt and a pair of black trousers, is seen raising his t-shirt to expose the gun holstered at his waist area.
His colleague, dressed in a black shirt and grey pants, then reaches out to touch the weapon while claiming that the group is untouchable.
"Ukileta noma hapa, tuko na ndenge (If you cause trouble, we have a gun)," the unidentified young man claimed, staring directly into the camera.
Concerned citizens quickly pointed out that the crop of youth, who get their hands on dangerous weapons, has been wreaking havoc on Kenyans already battered by a struggling economy.
"Hey DCI, how long will it take you to nab these boys?" Questioned Geoffrey Moturi, whose X account has amassed a following of 126,000 people.
"Should we watch them brag that they have "ndenge" (slang for a gun) and harass the overburdened Kenyans?"
"Maliza hawa kabla hawajatuhangaisha huku mitaani (Crack your whip on these ones before they cause mayhem in our estates)," demanded another.
"Please parents, the new year has already begun and pupils are supposed to go to school. No more social events and crying foul in the name of the new year," advised another user.
More than three hours after the clip went viral, the Directorate has yet to respond to the claims. It is also still unclear which county the youth are based in.
Judging by the video, the room had over five youths at the time the clip was recorded.
The incident comes a month after the DCI arrested five gang members captured on video bragging about mugging innocent Kenyans. The suspects operating in the Coastal counties were apprehended in an intelligence-led operation conducted by officers from the Central Police Station in Mombasa.
DCI detectives believed that the five were members of an organised criminal group that had been operating within the Sargoi area and its neighbourhoods.
