- The President further said that to avoid corruption among police officers, all police stations will be digitised.
- Interior PS Raymond Omollo said that the plan to digitise police stations is underway.
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President William Ruto has warned Kenyans who are fond of bribing the police.
The President said Kenyans must stop the culture of bribing police officers.
Ruto said that it takes both parties to fight corruption, adding that some officers might fail to resist bribery.
The President admitted that there is impunity and corruption in the police service.
"There are people who actively induce police officers with money. It is time Kenyans stop the culture of bribing policemen. Sometimes, policemen cannot resist offers and advances made to them," Ruto said during a town hall meeting in Kisumu on Thursday.
The President insisted that Kenyans must be told to end the culture of bribing to get away with services easily.
"This corruption thing, we must deal with it from all angles, we must make sure we take action on police who ask for the money, and Kenyans who give money must also be told they are part of the problem."
The President further said that to avoid corruption among police officers, all police stations will be digitised.
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo said that the plan to digitise police stations is underway.
"We were piloting the Occurrence Book (OB) so that we can keep track of what is going on," Omollo said during the town hall meeting.
He added that the government is working on police modernisation to equip them.
As part of equipping the police officers, Ruto announced that the government is working to provide police officers and National Government Administration Officers with 1,000 electric vehicles.
Ruto spoke at the Kenya School of Government in Lower Kabete, Nairobi, when he met Regional commissioners, County Commissioners and Deputy County commissioners on August 20.
The President said the state is keen to acquire the vehicles for officers every year.
The move, Ruto said, will help facilitate their work for easy access to places.
He said the electric vehicles will be provided for the officers at a certain level.
"We are working on the first 1,000 vehicles. We will see if we can get 1,000 vehicles every year until we have every officer at a certain level with a car," Ruto said.
"We are going for electric motor vehicles, you will not need to struggle to look for fuel. We will also give you a charger, and you can charge as you work in your office."
According to the President, when the battery is full, one can do 300 kilometres and charge it in two days.
"The first people to begin the journey of electric motor vehicles will be the central government, starting with the police and the National Government Administration Officers."
Ruto said NGAOs are central to the governance and development of the country.
The President pledged to support and facilitate them to offer leadership in their respective jurisdictions.