Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i warned police officers against raising complaints through social media.
Speaking on Tuesday while visiting Githumu police station in Kandara sub-county the Interior CS encouraged the security forces to use channels provided by the police service.
The Interior ministry affirmed that it is digitising the credentials of all police officers to avoid payment variations for those in the same organization.
Dr Matiang'i noted that the move will help resolve the human resource issues being experienced in the service.
[caption caption="Interior CS Fred Matiang’i "]
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CS Matiang'i further noted that only about 150 police officers have complained about the pay cut adding that the national police service is in the process of determining how they were awarded higher salaries in the first place.
Matiang'i also revealed that some police officers present fake documents during recruitment and affirmed the service's commitment to scrutinising the documents as part of the digitisation process.
He also pleaded with Kenyans to give Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet time to shape up the human resource issues that are facing the force.
During his visit to Kiambu Matiang'i, affirmed his commitment to the war on drugs and illicit brews, warning that administrators who let the businesses thrive will be sacked.
He further noted that the government will burn gambling machines confiscated by police adding they put school-going children are at risk.
“We will organise to have them all burnt even though traders are threatening to take us to court,” Matiang'i stated.
[caption caption="Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i with IG Boinnet"]
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