Cases of police officers killing themselves have lately been on the rise. Questions have emerged as to why someone of a payroll would take up his gun and shoot himself.
This alarming trend seems to have finally caught the attention of Interior CS Fred Matiang’i with the CS now asking top police commanders to look for ways of working with their juniors to curb rising cases of suicide.
“Service is about interacting with the people you are working with. It is not about bossing people. Police must walk away from that habit,” Matiangi said.
He was addressing senior commanders at the Police Academy in Loresho during the opening of a leadership training.
Matiangi attributed cases of police officers taking their lives to frustrations that they were undergoing in the course of work.
He said there was need for the National Police Service to build mentorship groups that include senior commanders. The bosses will mentor their juniors and help them deal with challenges faced at work.
“Some of these officers could be facing challenges such as disagreeing with their girlfriends. For a young person, they think it is the end of the world. They need guidance,” Matiangi said.