Gem MP, Elisha Odhiambo has urged residents to support local police in pursuing a suspected serial killer targeting young girls and women.
He said while the government and the security agencies are doing everything to arrest the suspect, the lcommunity can hasten the process.
Odhiambo, however, warned against politicisation of security matters.
“I am calling upon the public and the people of Gem to remain calm,” he said.
The MP spoke after meeting grassroots women leaders at Mutumbu in North Gem,
Odhiambo urged police to ensure that decisive steps are taken to bring to book all perpetrators of crime in the constituency.
He lamented that suspects in several previous criminal incidents were let to go scot-free, sending a wrong signal to the public.
The MP gave examples of violence during a by-election in South Gem ward and another incident in the same ward where MCA Otuom Polo was stabbed in the buttocks during a funeral.
"We cannot have a scenario where people believe that they can commit crime and go scot-free,” he said, urging the police to re-visit the crime files.
Meanwhile, professionals from Gem called for an urgent security meeting to address the rising insecurity.
Led by Kisumu City Manager, Abala Wanga, the professionals said killings have become a worrying trend.
“We cannot have a scenario where Gem Constituency, known widely as a citadel of academic elites and civilised people, is now turning into a human slaughter house,” he said.
He challenged Siaya county commissioner Norbert Komora to urgently convene the meeting that will bring together the county police commander, political leaders, chiefs and members of the public to address the worrying trend.
