The National Police Service (NPS), issued a statement regarding a viral media that showed an officer seemingly trying to steal from his senior officer.
Kenyans were quick to condemn the offficer in question, going on to urge DCI boss George Kinoti to apprehend the suspect.
However, NPS categorically denied the allegations laid against one of their own, terming is as fake news.
"The video clip doing rounds on social media highlighting what appears to be an act of pickpocketing by a police officer is a misrepresentation of facts and untrue," read a part of their statement.
According to the report, the officer alleged to have attempted the daring heist was a man whose code of conduct could not be questioned.
"The Officer in Charge of Traffic Voi has confirmed that he was not pickpocketed. Equally, the police commander in Voi has confirmed that the officer in question is disciplined and of high integrity," the NPS disclosed.
On Friday, December 6, the Nairobi governor, Mike Sonko, was arrested together leading to a scuffle that was captured on a smartphone and shared widely.
It was the footage of the governor's arrest that caught the attention of hawk-eyed Kenyans, who immediately called out the officer who appeared to be attempting to steal from his boss.
According to the police, the governor obstructed the officers from conducting their duties by being unruly and violent during the arrest.
"In the process, he assaulted and injured the senior police officer leading the team and damaged media equipment," NPS informed.
The governor's communications team stated the county chief was tortured by police officers and urgently needed medication.
Here's the controversial video that went viral:
