A new bill is set to be introduced to parliament for discussion in a bod to pass it as a law to curb corruption among the police service.
The new bill is set to introduce five tough rules including CCTVs on roads to ensure that the corruption that has tainted the image of the Kenya Police Service is eradicated once and for all.
The Bribery (Amendment) Bill, 2023 has been sponsored and introduced in parliament by Bomachoge Borabu MP Barango Obadiah is set to ammend the Bribery Act.
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Proposals Made By The New Bribery Bill 2023.
All police officers’ uniforms will be commissioned without pockets to minimise opportunities for corruption and lack places where an officer can keep proceeds of corruption while on roads.
CCTV cameras will be installed across areas where traffic officers will be stationed to eliminate the physical presence of the cops along the roads. It also suggests an establishment of a multi-agency command centre where CCTV footage areas will be stored.
While presenting the bill before the Budget and Appropriation Committee on Thursday, MP Obadiah explained that an effective solution to curb bribery is to eliminate or minimise physical interaction between traffic cops and motorists.
“We need to remove the human interaction with motorists on our roads which has resulted in open bribery. The CCTVs will replace police officers in the designated traffic areas.”
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According to the bill, police officers will only be stationed at a specific place to man CCTV command centers to minimise interaction with the general public.
“Police officers who will be stationed in the designated areas to man the CCTV command centres in eight regions of the country will not be allowed to move outside of the designated area.”