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10,000 illegal firearms in Kenya
A police officer watches as some of the 2,490 illegal firearms go up in flames at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi on Tuesday, March 17 2009. The firearms, recovered from illegal owners and robbers, were destroyed by the police. Photo/HEZRON NJOROGE
By FRED MUKINDA
Posted Tuesday, June 30 2009 at 17:35
Posted Tuesday, June 30 2009 at 17:35
In Summary
National Focal Point on Small Arms has thus drafted a memo to the cabinet seeking to introduce harsh penalties on people convicted of gun crime.
In future, guns bought by security agencies would be marked at their countries of origin.
Requirement for countries to mark weapons in State possession and keep records is in line with the Nairobi protocol, the UN’s Action on Small and Light Weapons and the International Tracing Instrument.
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