Interior CS Kindiki orders removal all police roadblocks over corruption
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Interior CS Kithure Kindiki orders the police officers to remove all roadblocks adding that the barricades had become conduits of corruption
Interior CS Kithure Kindiki orders the police officers to remove all roadblocks adding that the barricades had become conduits of corruption.
Speaking on Thursday, August 24, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said the order should be effected by latest, November 1.
He observed that the order is in line with an earlier directive issued by President William Ruto who observed that the roadblocks had become conduits of corruption.
The Interior Cabinet Secretary noted that the President had expressed concerns that many motorists were losing millions as a result of the bribes they are forced to pay at roadblocks.
“The static roadblocks are less effective because people have found ways of circumventing them and evading police officers,” Kindiki stated.
The Cabinet Secretary stated that in order to address the nation’s security issues, his ministry was implementing mobile patrols and the use of monitoring technologies.
He also gave orders for the police personnel patrolling the key thoroughfares to continue being strict but to treat drivers with the utmost respect.
Kindiki acknowledged the issues that drivers had brought up, such as persistent harassment by police and the use of roadblocks by law enforcement for personal benefit.
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“There are specific roadblocks where we have been told that police officers are treating motorists with a lot of respect. This is a report that we have received from elected leaders,” Kindiki stated.
The Cabinet Secretary noted that there are a number of reasons why police officers might demand bribes at roadblocks. Some officers may do it simply because they are corrupt.
Others may do it because they need the extra money. Still others may do it because they feel that they are entitled to a bribe as a way of compensating them for the risks they take in their work.
Whatever the motive, Kindiki cautioned that it is illegal and harmful for police personnel to seek payments.
It erodes public confidence in the police, threatens the rule of law, and also encourages corruption and impunity.
“We have strengthened the oversight of the police so that there are more checks and balances in place to prevent corruption,” Kindiki assured.
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