Commissioner David Kipkemei has told criminals in Kitengela to pack and leave or they will be shot dead.
Speaking on Thursday night after a meeting with security officials in Isinya, he said criminals will not be tolerated.
"This is my final warning to gangs. Your time is up. We are not negotiating, leave or face the bullet," Kipkemei said.
He handed the Kitengela security team two police patrol cars and gave them firm instructions to end crime in the fast-rising town.
"We should not be dictated to by criminals who harass, maim and kill innocent people in this town. The criminals who have escaped police dragnets should know their days are numbered,” Kipkemei said.
The commissioner said police officers have been deployed to Kitengela and other crime hotspots in the country with clear instructions to eliminate
gangs at all costs.
Kipkemei said he will lead security operations in Kitengela.
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In the last three weeks, the town has been overrun by criminals.
On Sunday last week, police officers were pursuing a gang when one cop accidentally shot and killed a colleague. The thugs vanished in the darkness.
Prior to the Sunday incident, three armed thugs attacked Kitengela-based journalist Joseph Ngunjiri at his Milimani residence.
The thugs who entered the house through the kitchen injured Ngunjiri on the head seriously.
The gangsters ransacked the house for 45 minutes during the night raid. No one has been arrested over the incident.
Residents of Kyang’ombe and Slaughter area have reported increased harassment
by thugs.
A resident of Chang’ombe, who did not want to named, said police rarely patrol after 11 pm.
Residents said the attackers do not cover their faces, an indication that they are not from Kitengela.