Following the wave of crime in some parts of Coast where panga-wielding gangs have been terrorising locals and tourists, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen will camp in the region for a week.

Murkomen will from Monday tour all the six Coast counties where he is expected to get first-hand information on the emerging security challenges.

In the recent past, the machete gangs have defied security apparatus in Mombasa, Kilifi and Kwale where residents are now living in fear due to the audacity of the young criminals.

Residents have complained that some members of the gang wear masks while others do not bother to conceal their identity.