Police officers have entered the wrong books of Members of Parliament, for demanding cash after providing security at public meetings.
The National Assembly Security and National Administration Committee has reported police officers to the Interior and National Co-ordination Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery for demanding payment for doing their job.
MPs now want serious action taken against such officers who are deployed to provide security in accordance to section 104 of the Police Act.
The Act states, 'The Inspector-General may on application by any person, station an officer for duty at such place and for such period as the Inspector-General may approve'.
The MPs do not understand why they should pay officers who are simply carrying out their responsibility.
"The cardinal responsibility of the Government is to provide security. If we are going to be paying the police, yet it is their responsibility, where are we headed as a country?" Yatta Mp, Francis Mwangangi questions.
According to the Committee Vice Chairman Alois Lentoimaga, police officers tend to work extra hard and with odd passion when they know that the individual will give them 'kitu kidogo'
Section 104 of the Police Act, however,directly outlines that any payments should go directly to the Treasury and not to police officers.
The Interior CS has expressed his stand on the issue stating, "We need to revisit Section 104 of the Police Service Act so that the officers are not paid extra money for providing security. The citizens are paying tax, so there is no reason to pay them again".
