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The problem that I am trying to address to
everyone in Kenya and more specifically
to the people of Mombasa, is that most ofall of the police officers in Kenya more
specifically Mombasas cops. The term
corruption is fluid. Compare two ver-
sions of the Oxford English Dictionary,
that of 1990 and with that of 1995. Theformer defines it as: Moral deterioration,
while the later one says: dishonesty or
wicked behavior (especially law). I think
the correct one is the second meaning be-
cause it is dishonesty to take money from
people to release them, I actually thinkthis is called stealing.
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I learnt that part of the corruption in Kenya is
caused by tribalism and tribal rivalries. I found an
example, In Kenyas worst attack on security
forces in recent memory, dozens of officers fellvictim to an ambush in the Suguta Valley Friday
night and Saturday morning. The police had been
pursing members of the Turkana tribe, who were
accused of stealing cattle from the nearby Sambu-
rus. The two ethnic groups are old rivals who of-
ten steal livestock from one another, but a cattleraid allegedly carried out by Turkana groups in
October killed 13 civilians, according to Kenyan
news outlet Capital FM. In 2011.
How much more
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And current records show that they are back to
second.I even have personal experience of this bad habit
of the Kenyan police force. When I was 10 years
old, just back from USA a police officer stopped
my dad because of not wearing a seatbelt on the
back seats. My dad got angry and showed the
police officers about 10 more cars that had back-seat passengers not wearing a seatbelt, and the
officer why he didnt stop the others. After 2 or
so minutes the cop said and I translate to English
give me 3 thousand shillings and I will go. My
dad just gave him the money because we were
getting late for lunch to Nyali.
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Police officers have several opportunities to gain personally from their
status and authority as law enforcement officers. The Knapp Commis-
sion, which investigated corruption in the New York City Police Depart-
ment in the early 1970s, divided corrupt officers into two types: meat-eaters, who "aggressively misuse their police powers for personal gain,"
and grass-eaters, who "simply accept the payoffs that the happenstances
of police work throw their way."
The sort of corrupt acts that have been committed by police officers
have been classified as follows:
Corruption of authority: police officers receiving free drinks, `meals,
and other gratuities.
Kickbacks: receiving payment from referring people to other businesses.
This can include, for instance, contractors and tow truck operators.
Opportunistic theft from arrestees and crime victims or their corpses.
Shakedowns: accepting bribes for not pursuing a criminal violation.
Protection of illegal activity: being "on the take", accepting paymentfrom the operators of illegal establishments such as brothels, casinos,
or drug dealers to protect them from law enforcement and keep them
in operation.
"Fixing": undermining criminal prosecutions by withholding evidence
or failing to appear at judicial hearings, for bribery or as a personal fa-
vor.Direct criminal activities of law enforcement officers themselves.
Internal payoffs: prerogatives and perquisites of law enforcement or-
ganizations, such as shifts and holidays, being bought and sold.
The "frameup": the planting or adding to evidence, especially in drug
cases.
Police hazing within law enforcement.
Ticket fixing: police officers cancelling traffic tickets as a favor to the
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How to solve this problem
(design brief)
Anti-corruption commission
director Patrick Lumumba
told the BBC a committee
would check whether the of-
ficers had faced corruptionaccusations . It would also
order the policemen to ex-
perience psychometric and
physical fitness tests. Ken-
yan police are often ranked
as the most corrupt in EastAfrica. In 2005, a recruit-
ment drive for new police
officers was cancelled after
80% of applications were
found to have paid bribes or
used their connections to geta job. The BBC's Anne
Waithera in Nairobi says the
exercise is the first of its
kind in Kenya and is in-
tended to restore public con-
fidence in the police force.
All officers above the rank
of superintendent will be
screened. "One of the things
we will determine is
whether a particular officer
has a case or cases that mayundermine his ability to
serve with integrity," Mr.
Lumumba told the BBC's
Focus on an African pro-
gram. But Kenya's Central
Organization of Trade Un-ions (COTU) said it wanted
the process to be suspended
because it was not repre-
sented on the vetting com-
mittee, according to the
Daily Nation newspaper. "Ifthis is not done, the exercise
is likely to be perceived to
have been conducted by the
government with a view to
get rid of certain officers
within the police force," the
union's Secretary-General
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Fun facts
1. Kenya is roughly the same size of Texas at 362,040
square miles.
2. After coffee, Kenyas biggest income generator is
tourism.
3. For the Kenyans, however, coffee is considered an export product, not
something for local consumption. The local favorites are tea and beer.
4. Kenyans usually drink their beverages hot or at room temperature.
5. Some of the oldest known paleontological records of mans history
have been found in Kenya.
6. Kenyas Great Rift Valley was formed around 20 million years ago,
when the crust of the Earth was split.
7. Most Kenyans are either very poor or very rich. Very few can be clas-
sified as middle class.
8. Before marriage Kenyans still pay a dowry to the brides family,
which starts at 10 cows.
9. The men of Kenya are allowed to have more than one wife.
10. Kenyan environmentalist Professor Mathai won the Nobel Peace
Prize in 2004. She was the first African woman to do so.