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第 89 课:Kenya Government Plans Crackdown on Crime
肯尼亚政府计划严厉打击犯罪行为-2

"We would like to correct this. So, if you are arrested with an illegal weapon - if it is the father and his son is using the weapon and it is in your house, all of you will be locked up and charged with capital punishment, so as to make sure this is taken with the seriousness it deserves."

To discourage criminal activities, Mutua says Kenyan security forces will also arrest and prosecute people who knowingly buy stolen goods.

Nairobi has long been known for its high-crime rate, earning it the unwanted nickname of "Nai-robbery" among residents.

But even long-time residents have been unnerved by the vicious and brazen nature of recent attacks, some of which have made headlines around the world. 

Last August, carjackers in Nairobi stabbed Russia's ambassador to Kenya before robbing him.  A month later, an American military attaché was wounded by armed carjackers, who ambushed his vehicle near the U.S. embassy.

In January, the wife and mother-in-law of a political officer at the U.S. embassy was shot and killed by carjackers on the outskirts of the capital. 

A week later, the regional director for the non-governmental organization CARE was gunned down during another attempted carjacking in Nairobi.

The insecurity prompted the United States to issue a warning Tuesday advising Americans not to travel to Kenya and warned Americans in the country to exercise caution.