A rifle, ammunitions and other items recovered from suspected criminals at Kibunja trading centre along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway in this picture taken on February 14, 2018.
A team of police officers and area administrators will be working together in an operation to weed out the criminals.
According to the authorities, the gangs are also involved in peddling of drugs, sale of illicit liquor, robberies and hijackings.
Authorities in Nakuru East have stepped up their fight against organised crime in the area by cracking down on criminal outfits.
Nakuru East Deputy County Commissioner Eric Wanyonyi says his team has embarked on a mission to weed out criminal gangs hiding in the slum areas of Kaloleni, Kivumbini, Flamingo, Langalanga and Bondeni.
