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Kenya: The Art of Bribery - a Closeup Look At How Traffic Officers Operate On Kenya's Roads
The Conversation Africa, 28 June 2022
A first-time driver on Kenyan roads is likely to think that commercial and passenger service vehicles are highly regulated. Drivers are frequently stopped by police officers, who… Read more »
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Kenya: National Police Service Calls Out Malala Over Statement on Police Qualifications
Capital FM, 26 May 2022
The National Police Service has taken exception to remarks by Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala that officers need not be educated since job entry only requires an individual with… Read more »
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Kenya: Cop Who Forcefully Entered a Vehicle Through the Window to Face Disciplinary Action
Capital FM, 31 March 2022
A traffic police officer who was on Wednesday captured on video forcefully entering a vehicle through the window, along Kenyatta Avenue, will now face a disciplinary action. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya Has Tried to Reform Its Police Force, but It's Left Gaps for Abuse
The Conversation Africa, 3 February 2022
Police brutality and impunity are nothing new in Kenya. They're a legacy of British colonial rule when the role of the police was to protect the interests of the administration -… Read more »
Exposing Traffic Police Corruption On Kenyan Highways
A first-time driver on Kenyan roads is likely to think that commercial and passenger service vehicles are highly regulated, as drivers are frequently stopped by traffic police along Kenya's highways.
A number of reports on traffic police corruption in Kenya have been drawn up. However, first-hand data on corrupt transactions at checkpoints and roadblocks are not easy to come by. Bribery at traffic stops is a means to cope and fit within the elaborate network in the police hierarchy.
Motorists - who are equally complicit - often find the legal landscape too time-consuming and costly to pursue cases. Mini bus taxi owners reported that their vehicles were targeted or their drivers frustrated after a court process, resulting in a difficult, if not impossible, environment to run a business, reports Gedion Onyango for The Conversation.
InFocus
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