Private firms infiltrate police traffic unit graft web
National Police Service commissioner Ronald Musengi during the vetting of Traffic Police staff at Kenya School of Government in Mombasa on June 3, 2016. He said they were shocked by the rot within the department. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The commission noted that there is only one breakdown service provider, who is said to be a friend of police officers from Changamwe, Makupa, Nyali and Bamburi stations and the dog section.
On Friday, constable Pius Njiru Njue, who is currently in Karen, Nairobi, had a hard time convincing commissioners Musengi and Mohamed about money deposits in his M-Pesa account.
The National Police Service Commission on Friday expressed fears that the Traffic Police Department in Mombasa had been infiltrated by some business people in a corruption network with some officers.
Speaking at the close of a two-week vetting of traffic police officers at the Coast, the commissioners said they were shocked by the rot within the department with some business people colluding with the officers to extort millions from the public, especially motorists.
