Kenya is celebrating 50 years for
reasons that are worth. We have made major breakthroughs in technology, banking
sector, governance with the center stage being devolution spearheaded by the
new constitution, infrastructure and education-thumps up. In banking, we are
slowly moving away from long queues to
the comfort of our homes and offices. We are celebrating a generation of
instant news, instant texts, instant mails and instant money transfer. Call it touch-generation where everything is
wireless.
Against all these gains lie one
area that is paramount to any Nation worth's its salt. An area that can bring
down a country's’ gains and cripple her operations. It is for these reasons that the position of
Inspector General remains critical to the hearts of Kenyans and the development
of this country.
Inspector David Kimaiyo is
without doubt qualified , experienced and competent figure in his field having
served as the commander of the presidential
Escort Unit (PEU), Commandant of the General service unit, Co-ordinator
of the Kenya National Focal point on
small Arms and Light weapons and the
Director of Operations of the Kenya Police Unit.
However, there is no history of great
leaders without flaws. Despite police statistics indicating a decrease in Crime
rate by 10 percent from January-May 2013 as compared to the same period 2012,
there has been public outcry on the increased crime rate. A good number of
Kenyans have lost their lives in Bungoma, Moyale, Marsabit, Mandera, Mombasa
and many parts of the country either
through carjacking, kidnapping, robbery or Inter-community clashes. Sadly, the
perpetrators of these murders, destruction's and violence are yet to be brought to
justice. Kenyans in the recent past have continued to lose their lives under
unclear circumstances in the coastal region and Northern Kenya with police
showing minimal if not none efforts to bring justice to the affected.
As much as terrorism still
remains a global concern, the recent terror attack on our soil was a setback to
this Nation despite the fact that the intelligence unit had prior information
but didn’t act in time to curb the incident. Forget the power struggle between
our law enforcers. Weeks after the heinous attack, Kenyans are yet to see
justice and people held accountable for the neglect of duty.
The plight of our law
enforcers continues to deteriorate day
by day leading to increased rates of crime as law enforcers collude with
criminal gangs to robe off Kenyans their valuables.
It is for these reasons that I
call upon Inspector general to step down to pave way for fresh ideas since his tactics are no longer benefiting
the public. This may be the only way to return Kenya to its former glory.
Reagan Nyadimo
Kenyatta University
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