How traffic police have turned roadblocks into toll stations; EACC
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EACC boss says road blocks had been turned into toll stations where the traffic police officers ask for bribes from motorists
EACC boss says roadblocks had been turned into toll stations where the traffic police officers ask for bribes from motorists.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), according to its chief executive officer Twalib Mbarak, is cognizant of the importance of roadblocks in encouraging corruption on Kenyan roadways.
Although the barriers should aid traffic police officers in upholding the law, Mbarak claimed they have been transformed into toll stations where drivers are forced to part with money in exchange for the officers’ indulgence.
“Do we need the road blocks? Those are not road blocks, they are toll stations we know that, in the whole country,” he said.
Mbarak was speaking on Saturday, December 9, at the Murang’a Technical University grounds where the anti-graft agency was commemorating this year’s edition of the International Anti-Corruption Day.
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The head of the EACC continued to share his experiences, pointing out that the country had become a nation of victims of the vices committed by state law enforcement.
Mbarak said he was aboard a simple vehicle in Mombasa when he spotted a female cop getting Sh 100 from a motorist.
According to him, such an act was emblematic of the situation across the country.
“I was at the Nyali Bridge where I saw the officer getting the bribe while waiting. I didn’t want to shout because they would mark my car. Such has affected our ranking by Transparency International,” he said.
He called on the government operatives at the grassroots level to partner with the EACC officials to bring to book such corrupt officers.
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