Concerns have been raised over rising criminal activities in Luanda Township.

Addressing Luanda township residents on June 4, 2025, area MCA David Onjiri stated that his area is facing a serious administrative crisis due to vacant positions.

Criminals have been terrorising residents, breaking into shops and stealing properties, taking advantage of the current administrative vacuum in Luanda Township.

During the meeting, Onjiri emphasised that there is a lack of substantive administrators to manage security and service delivery in the area.

Western regional commissioner Irungu Macharia promised to hire a chief and two assistant chiefs within a month when he visited the area recently.

The MCA noted with concern that Luanda Township Location, which has three sub-locations, Ebusikhale, Ekamanji and Ebusiralo, has only one assistant chief with no chief and two assistant chiefs.

Onjiri explained that the chief of Luanda Township retired two years ago and has yet to be replaced.

Additionally, Assistant Chief David Asila of Ebusikhale sub-location has also retired, while Assistant Chief Ben Anduru of Ekamanji sub-location has passed away, leaving their positions unfilled.

As a result, the entire location is managed by Assistant Chief Alfred Ali of Ebusiralo sub-location, who is currently acting as both chief and assistant chief for the two other sub-locations.

Onjiri expressed frustration that it has taken too long for the Ministry of Interior, led by Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, to fill these vacant positions.

“Luanda township ward is facing a serious administrative crisis. The whole busy location that has a big town (Luanda) is being managed by one assistant chief. I want the Ministry of Interior to replace all the vacant positions,” Onjiri asserted.

To enhance security in Luanda, the MCA announced that he has identified key areas where security lights will be installed.

“I have gone through the ward in the company of county chief electrical engineer Wilson Buyuka and identified key areas where security lights will be erected to beef up our security,” Onjiri stated.

He also noted that watchmen have become easy targets for criminals because many traders are employing older individuals as guards.

The gangs have been attacking and killing people in town, but they do not steal anything from the victims.

Traders physically hunted down street boys and killed three of them on September 29, 2024.

This, he said, was against an earlier agreement between the traders and police that the street families be arrested and taken to court to be committed to orphanage homes to reduce them.