Kenya Friday destroyed over 6,000 illegal firearms, sending a resounding message of its longstanding commitment to ending the proliferation of illicit arms and advancing peace and regional security.
The cache, which was recovered between 2022 and 2025, is the second largest publicly set ablaze in Kenya’s history, bringing the total number of illegal firearms destroyed to approximately 40,000 over the past two decades.
Presiding over the exercise at the National Police Leadership Academy in Ngong, President William Ruto reaffirmed the country role as a dependable regional partner in the ongoingdisarmament efforts in a bid to promote peace, stability, and sustainable development.
“A firearm in the wrong hands is not just a potent weapon it is a direct assault on the safety of our citizens, the stability of our society, and the peace we have worked so diligently to build,” said President Ruto.
“We will not allow violence to take root in our communities. Our commitment to disarming those who threaten our peace is unwavering.”
He lauded both the public and security agencies, noting that many of the weapons were either voluntarily surrendered through government amnesty programs or recovered through targeted multi-agency security operations.
“We are proud to be aligned with the African Union’s Silencing the Guns by 2030 initiative, and Kenya has made commendable progress toward that vision,” he noted, adding that the destruction of the weapons “is evidence that our peace and security strategy is working.”
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