Have you been wondering why our security officers employedto bring order inthe nation have been losing control over their lives taking drastic actions when burdened with issues affecting them personaly?
Well so has the Interior Cabinet Secretary Matiang’i who after much thought has asked police bosses to create a cordial relationship with Junior officers and encourage them to work properly.
Matiangi said regional police commanders should sit down with officers below them and listen to them in order to achieve effective police service.
The CS was addressing regional commanders at the Loresho Police training school on Monday.
“We cannot entirely rely on arms to maintain law and order. We can only succeed if we work with communities. As regional police commanders, you must manage your people well. Don’t boss them around,” he said.
There have been cases where officers kill themselves out of frustrations.
In 2017 the National Police Service Commission said it will investigate why police officers are committing suicide.
“We hear some of our police officers who commit suicide in different areas… it is us who must sit down with them and encourage them..mentor them,” Matiang’i said.