1.   Heavily armed gangsters rule the streets in this, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

2.   Thirty gang members were arrested Monday and several assault weapons and hand grenades seized as part of a general crackdown on armed gangsters.

3.   Armed gangsters have been raiding and terrorising villagers in different parts of Kiambu almost daily during the past two months.

4.   Armed gangsters have raided the Bangladesh High Commission and the residence of the Philippines ambassador here and stolen money, jewellery and household goods, diplomats said Friday.

5.   Police in Kenya said Saturday they had launched a manhunt for armed gangsters who shot dead a Swedish tour guide near the coastal city of Mombasa earlier this week.