Matiang & i; i admit to having made mistakes in tracking imports, says professor

Contraband goods enter Kenya because of porous borders and lax officials, Interior CS Fred Matiang's i told the parliamentary security committee on Thursday.

Matiang ia said that they made these mistakes and others

He promised to file a report on investigations relating to the illegal importation of goods such as the sugar, rice and cooking oil.

Read: Matiang & # 39; i Promises a "Cleansing" at the Borders to End Illegal Imports

Matiang ia noted that the government must work hard to overcome the challenges in the world. import of goods.

" W e work hard but criminals also work A repeated error is bad, but we learned from our mistakes," he said, adding that Government agencies must coordinate for improvements.

"I do not want to judge the public institutions that we have created, the rulers can make mistakes

The Minister said that he will pay his attention on areas such as pre-shipment inspections, following agreements with other countries on standards.

Matiang explained that the department is working with d & # 39; other agencies when smuggled goods are sighted

"[InthecaseofSugarclean for example] we do not seize it before the arrival of KeBS and KRA. They tell us what's wrong, "he said.

"B the moment we conclude that we can not release the goods, we have consulted them. There are some things that we would like to destroy, but we have to go through the courts. "

SCs, however, stated that in" extreme circumstances "they destroyed property to save lives.

] [In Mombasa, for example] we destroyed the ship carrying drugs," he said.

Up to now, 72 people have been arrested and charged in court for suppressing contraband.

Matiang & # 39; n did not give details about the investigations "because of the sensitivity of the question" and the help he can only do it in camera.

Last week, the CS said a joint parliamentary badembly on the fact that the fertilizer, cooking oil, fruit juice and tomato ketchup that are on the market could contain heavy metals harmful to humans

Matiang & # 39; i: cooking oil, ketchup, dangerous juice

Also read: Matiang & # 39; i at war against smugglers selling "chemicals, poison" to Kenyans

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