The National Police Service (NPS) has vowed to investigate and punish three traffic police officers captured on video soliciting bribes from motorists.
NPS Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) boss Mohammed Amin noted that the three offices who were filmed along Kangundo Road will face disciplinary action should they be found culpable of the offence of soliciting for bribes.
According to Capital FM, the three have already been summoned by the unit and are set to appear before it for hearing and subsequent action.
He further noted that the order had been issued by the Inspector General of Police, Hillary Mutyambai, and that the punishment, in most cases, involves transfer.
A secretly recorded video surfaced online on Saturday, July 24 showing new tricks the officers have been employing in the correction of bribes.
In the clip, three traffic police officers are seen ordering PSVs to stop after which some civilians standing beside them get into the vehicle, pick some money from the touts and alight.
"When will corruption end in Kenya? This is how traffic officers operate along Kangundo Road. The two youth are being used by cops to collect bribes from PSVs," the netizen captioned the video.
Traffic officers have on several times been accused of soliciting bribes from motorists.
Kenyans.co.ke observed that matatu operators are always ready with a Ksh 50 note which they secretly give to the officers.
Reports have previously revealed that the Kenya Police Service (KPS) was the most bribery-prone institution in Kenya and that 75% of Kenyans believe the most officers in the service are corrupt.
It is believed the Ksh 600 billion is lost to corruption every year. President Uhuru Kenyatta admitted that Ksh 2 billion is lost to the vice every year.
Below is the video:
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