Interior CS Fred Matiang'i on Tuesday stated that he was angered by the video of a police officer assaulting a civilian in Nairobi.
The CS was speaking during the Annual Policing Conference at the Kenya School of Governance where he warned police against using excessive force.
“I was as outraged as most Kenyans were. You can do your work as a police officer without getting to that point.
“When such things happen they are not reflective of the entire Police Service. When a mistake happens in your family, do you throw out your family members or listen and help them become better people?” he posed.
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The CS also took a swipe at civil societies noting that those behind allegations seeking to link police to corruption should provide evidence.
“I am happy to engage with Transparency International on their corruption index but let us look at how to deal with it.
"I’m also very happy to engage with Amnesty International on alleged cases of human rights abuses by police," he added.
The National Police Service (NPS) a week ago announced that the police officer in the video had been identified.
Posting on their social media, NPS stated: "The Police officer captured on a video clip assaulting an individual has been positively identified and is being processed for disciplinary action."
NPS declared this without revealing the name of the officer, hours after a video went viral, sparking outrage from Kenyans.
Last month, Kenya Police topped the list of most corrupt government departments in a survey by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
The study indicated that most bribes are paid at police stations, county health departments, chiefs' offices, Office of the Registrar of Persons and county commissioners' offices in that order.
The average bribe given out is now Ksh7,081, an increase from KSh5,648 recorded in the previous year.
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