Kenyans are currently walking on the edge, especially in Nairobi and other urban centers where cases of blatant gangland style muggings and violent robbery at gunpoint have almost become a norm.
The organised criminal gangs are walking in groups or are using motorbikes in staging daring robberies leaving a trail of death and injuries mainly lethal stab wounds.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has criticised the government for what he likened to cordoning anarchy over rising cases of insecurity in the country.
Over the weekend, President William Ruto directed Inspector General of Police, Japheth Koome to address the security concerns.
The President said that muggings, cattle rustling or other types of insecurity must stop adding that the National Police Service is independent and has the resources necessary to carry out its job.
But the victims of the offenders find little solace in this.
On October 30, Keagan Githua aged 24 was killed through stabbing to the chest in Ridgeways, Nairobi.
The attackers who were riding a motorcycle.
A week later, the frightening scene was documented on a social media post by a user named Lilian Munyua who claimed to be an employee of Kenyatta National Hospital.
She stated that the biggest hospital in the country, the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) deal with four to seven stabbing cases daily most of which are from reported cases of violent muggings.
“While trying to save them, I have helplessly witnessed young and old men and women breathe their last. Some have survived but have life-long injuries, while others are in the ICU.” Munyua said.
While traveling along Chiromo Road on the same day Githua was killed, Jacqueline Jeruto, an advocate, watched helplessly as her cell phone was stolen. The window of the car had been rolled down.
“I didn’t record a statement with the police since doing so would be pointless. To block my line, I just called Safaricom. The thief disappeared behind a bush.” Jeruto lamented.