Charles Njoroge, EAC deputy secretary general in charge of Political Federation. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NATION
Corruption and weak border controls are to blame for the
setbacks to the fight against drug and human trafficking in the region,
EAC deputy secretary general in charge of Political Federation Charles
Njoroge has said.
He said the situation was compounded
by fewer resources, limited anti-trafficking experiences as well as poor
inter-agency cooperation.
“Today more women from the
region are trafficked than men. Drug barons target unsuspecting women to
be carriers and transporters of narcotic drugs. In some cases, the two
crimes are committed jointly and concurrently, whereby the very women
transporting narcotic drugs are at the same time being trafficked,” said
Mr Njoroge.
He was addressing a joint workshop on countering human and drug trafficking in the region in Zanzibar.
The
seven-day training workshop organised by the EAC in collaboration with
Interpol aims to train police officers involved in curbing Transnational
Organised Crimes (TNOCs).
Meanwhile, the EAC has established an Inter-religious Council to combat youth radicalisation in the region.
The initiative will be funded by the African Peace and Security
Architecture (Apsa) Support Programme which has been working with the
EAC on conflict prevention and resolution.
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