Do you know that you can now report the police officers anonymously? Well, then good times have just arrived. The National Police Service under the the interior Ministry has introduced a system allowing the public to anonymously report police officers.
CS @FredMatiangi launches the ARIS System for complaints management during the Internal Affairs Unit office launch. He called upon the civil society to sensitise public on complaints lodging. ^DD #IAUKe @NPSOfficial_KE @NPSC_KE @MyGovKe pic.twitter.com/39wfa8H1CO
— IPOA (@IPOA_KE) November 9, 2018
Then how will this system work? The system, Anonymous Reporting Information System under the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU), lets Kenyans send a complaint to a toll-free code and then are assigned a tracking code.
This is the first time that such a record has been created within the service’s history; and we believe that it will infuse accountability, efficiency, honesty and professionalism amongst our officers. #SecurityKE pic.twitter.com/GOUrnizWV4
— Dr. Fred Matiangi (@FredMatiangi) November 9, 2018
For those with smartphones, the ministry also provided an app for the same purpose, which by instance is going to be used by many since Kenyans nowadays love doing things online.
The new system was introduced ahead of the new IAU office premises opening ceremony in Nairobi’s upper hill at KCB Towers, launched by Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Ong’ong’a Matiang’i on Friday.
Also in attendance was the Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet.
This comes at a time when police extrajudicial killings in Nairobi city are at a record high.
It was earlier reported that police officers have killed 24 innocent Kenyans among them KCSE candidates in a period of three weeks in the city alone mostly from Dandora, Kayole, Mathare and Majengo.
“We wish to express concern over the increasing incidences of death from police use of lethal force. Over the past one month, incidences of torture and extrajudicial executions implicating police officers have sharply risen,” stated Gacheke Gachihi, a Mathare Social Justice Coordinator.
After the office launch, Matiang’i proceeded to Kenya School of Government and promised to institutionalise lawlessness into the country.
“We are safe and secure because of the work that different security teams and citizens do…We don’t take that for granted.” he remarked.
Do you think this will change the state of security in Kenya?