Kenyan Police force corruption

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Published By: Rohin Patel

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The problem that I am trying to address to

everyone in Kenya and more specifically

to the people of Mombasa, is that most ofall of the police officers in Kenya more

specifically Mombasas cops. The term

corruption is fluid. Compare two ver-

sions of the Oxford English Dictionary,

that of 1990 and with that of 1995. Theformer defines it as: Moral deterioration,

while the later one says: dishonesty or

wicked behavior (especially law). I think

the correct one is the second meaning be-

cause it is dishonesty to take money from

people to release them, I actually thinkthis is called stealing.


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I learnt that part of the corruption in Kenya is

caused by tribalism and tribal rivalries. I found an

example, In Kenyas worst attack on security

forces in recent memory, dozens of officers fellvictim to an ambush in the Suguta Valley Friday

night and Saturday morning. The police had been

pursing members of the Turkana tribe, who were

accused of stealing cattle from the nearby Sambu-

rus. The two ethnic groups are old rivals who of-

ten steal livestock from one another, but a cattleraid allegedly carried out by Turkana groups in

October killed 13 civilians, according to Kenyan

news outlet Capital FM. In 2011.

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And current records show that they are back to

second.I even have personal experience of this bad habit

of the Kenyan police force. When I was 10 years

old, just back from USA a police officer stopped

my dad because of not wearing a seatbelt on the

back seats. My dad got angry and showed the

police officers about 10 more cars that had back-seat passengers not wearing a seatbelt, and the

officer why he didnt stop the others. After 2 or

so minutes the cop said and I translate to English

give me 3 thousand shillings and I will go. My

dad just gave him the money because we were

getting late for lunch to Nyali.


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Police officers have several opportunities to gain personally from their

status and authority as law enforcement officers. The Knapp Commis-

sion, which investigated corruption in the New York City Police Depart-

ment in the early 1970s, divided corrupt officers into two types: meat-eaters, who "aggressively misuse their police powers for personal gain,"

and grass-eaters, who "simply accept the payoffs that the happenstances

of police work throw their way."

The sort of corrupt acts that have been committed by police officers

have been classified as follows:

Corruption of authority: police officers receiving free drinks, `meals,

and other gratuities.

Kickbacks: receiving payment from referring people to other businesses.

This can include, for instance, contractors and tow truck operators.

Opportunistic theft from arrestees and crime victims or their corpses.

Shakedowns: accepting bribes for not pursuing a criminal violation.

Protection of illegal activity: being "on the take", accepting paymentfrom the operators of illegal establishments such as brothels, casinos,

or drug dealers to protect them from law enforcement and keep them

in operation.

"Fixing": undermining criminal prosecutions by withholding evidence

or failing to appear at judicial hearings, for bribery or as a personal fa-

vor.Direct criminal activities of law enforcement officers themselves.

Internal payoffs: prerogatives and perquisites of law enforcement or-

ganizations, such as shifts and holidays, being bought and sold.

The "frameup": the planting or adding to evidence, especially in drug

cases.

Police hazing within law enforcement.

Ticket fixing: police officers cancelling traffic tickets as a favor to the


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How to solve this problem

(design brief)

Anti-corruption commission

director Patrick Lumumba

told the BBC a committee

would check whether the of-

ficers had faced corruptionaccusations . It would also

order the policemen to ex-

perience psychometric and

physical fitness tests. Ken-

yan police are often ranked

as the most corrupt in EastAfrica. In 2005, a recruit-

ment drive for new police

officers was cancelled after

80% of applications were

found to have paid bribes or

used their connections to geta job. The BBC's Anne

Waithera in Nairobi says the

exercise is the first of its

kind in Kenya and is in-

tended to restore public con-

fidence in the police force.

All officers above the rank

of superintendent will be

screened. "One of the things

we will determine is

whether a particular officer

has a case or cases that mayundermine his ability to

serve with integrity," Mr.

Lumumba told the BBC's

Focus on an African pro-

gram. But Kenya's Central

Organization of Trade Un-ions (COTU) said it wanted

the process to be suspended

because it was not repre-

sented on the vetting com-

mittee, according to the

Daily Nation newspaper. "Ifthis is not done, the exercise

is likely to be perceived to

have been conducted by the

government with a view to

get rid of certain officers

within the police force," the

union's Secretary-General


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Fun facts

1. Kenya is roughly the same size of Texas at 362,040

square miles.

2. After coffee, Kenyas biggest income generator is

tourism.

3. For the Kenyans, however, coffee is considered an export product, not

something for local consumption. The local favorites are tea and beer.

4. Kenyans usually drink their beverages hot or at room temperature.

5. Some of the oldest known paleontological records of mans history

have been found in Kenya.

6. Kenyas Great Rift Valley was formed around 20 million years ago,

when the crust of the Earth was split.

7. Most Kenyans are either very poor or very rich. Very few can be clas-

sified as middle class.

8. Before marriage Kenyans still pay a dowry to the brides family,

which starts at 10 cows.

9. The men of Kenya are allowed to have more than one wife.

10. Kenyan environmentalist Professor Mathai won the Nobel Peace

Prize in 2004. She was the first African woman to do so.

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