Will you report a policeman to another police officer?
The Kenya Police Service has issued a memo urging citizens to report any cases of rogue officers through numbers and emails indicated in the communication.
Kenyans would however hear non of that as they told off the service through twitter and confirmed that would not be as easy as they thought it would turn out after all!
As we restore sanity on our roads, members of public/Police Officers can now send compliments/complaints against Police officers anonymously for free by calling 0800721230,sending SMS to 40683 or by dialing *683#.#IAUKe #RoadSafetyKe #MichukiRules
Link: https://t.co/WLH6thwjHH pic.twitter.com/VTUDzUXbgX
— Kenya Police Service (@PoliceKE) November 12, 2018
Responses to that were quick and fast, which are expected to give the Kenya Police Service food for thought in their relationship with the ‘mwananchi’. These efforts to bring the citizens started officially when they changed the name from Police force to Police service but the task seems tougher than expected.
Kenyans reflected on cases where they have reported different cases to the Police only for their complaints to fall on deaf ears. They have vowed not to report a thing!
It’s disheartening I tell you. The number of times some of us have tried to offer best practice services, the question has always been, “lakini boss, na ya wakubwa iko wapi?” What’s been set aside for “stakeholders”? pic.twitter.com/EiTofg1ySt
— Sura Mbaya (@surambaya) November 12, 2018
While this is commendable, there are some serious user and data privacy issues that you guys need to resolve in order for this to be effective.
Also, people still use snail mail?
See this threadhttps://t.co/LuRrzsB5xv
— Sura Mbaya (@surambaya) November 12, 2018
The dreaded Michuki Rules started taking full effect as of Monday across the country as the government moves to restore order in the chaotic public transport sector ruled by cartels and rogue operators for years.
“We must change and we are going to change because we cannot live this way. This lawlessness and madness on our roads has to come to an end,” said Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i.
It’s a good initiative, just like many we’ve seen being launched in Kenya but let’s not forget the big question. After they are reported, will an action be taken against them? Will the effort of the victim be in vain?
Please clarify on that, otherwise it’s an amazing step!— PeteWandera (@pete_wandera) November 12, 2018