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1,000 police officers moved
Daily Nation
Story by ABDULSAMAD ALI
12. March 2008
Close to 1,000 police officers throughout the country are being
transferred from their home districts to other areas, the Nation
has learnt.
Reliable sources confirmed that if, for example, a police officer
comes from Coast province, then he or she has to work in another
province, a move meant to de-ethnicise the force after the chaos
that followed the disputed presidential election results.
Most officers are believed to have taken sides in discharging
their duties or just stood by as the people went on the rampage
and broke the law.
Already a list of 840 officers has been released in the major
reshuffle that affects all junior officers in the country.
Most of the officers are of the ranks of sergeants and constables.
The list, from the Commissioner of Police dated March 8, 2008,
urged all the affected officers to leave for their new work
stations immediately.
Affected officers
Coast PPO Mr Kingori Mwangi said the order for the transfers was
from the Police Commissioner and urged all the affected officers
to leave for their new stations.
On disturbance allowances payments, Mr Mwangi said it was normal
practice for officers to move and then get their money later.
“In fact, we are only paying for transfers that were effected last
year, so it may take some time for the officers to be paid,” he
said.
However, the officers Tuesday complained that the orders were not
accompanied by their one-month allowance to allow them to travel
to the new stations along with their families.
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