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Kenya is set to adopt new strategies of countering challenges posed by transnational crimes within the Mashariki corporation member states that comprise seven countries within East Africa.

Transnational organised crimes include trafficking in humans especially children, drugs, counterfeit goods, corruption and money laundering and trafficking in wildlife trophies among others.

Armed conflicts are, among other issues, fuelled by illegal trade in weapons across the borders.

The crimes have remained a threat to national development agendas as outlined by Agenda 2063 of the African Union.

Modern interventions

Speaking on behalf of President William Ruto, who is the chair of the National Security Council, Deputy president Rigathi Gachagua (pictured) called for serious modern interventions by regional partners to tackle transitional crime threats.

He was speaking in Mombasa on Sunday when he opened the ongoing Mashariki Cooperation Conference, a convention of highly-skilled detectives and security chiefs from mashariki corporation member states.

“Terrorism and religious extremism are taking root as radicalisation cells also grow. As technology advances, crimes and other forms of insecurity have become hi-tech, therefore, more complicated,” said Gachagua.