Recruits in a parade during a past pass-out ceremony at Kenya Police College Kiganjo in Nyeri County. To avoid the repetitive narrative of police excesses, take comprehensive measures to overhaul the entrenched culture of brutality and irresponsibility.
Police image • As the government plans to recruit 10,000 police officers, it should seek to improve the image of the service, which has been tainted by corruption, says David Yator. “It should change the behaviour of the officers in the eyes of the public before recruiting more. The only person with the authority and instruments to change the police is the President.” His contact is [email protected].
