A deputy OCS serving a police station in Makueni County has been arrested for allegedly conducting traffic duties in Nairobi contrary to the law.
The officer is said to have been on leave from October 18, 2024.
He was arrested on Wednesday, October 23 while performing traffic duties at Bunyala roundabout in Makadara sub-county within Nairobi county.
Officers from the Industrial Area police station nabbed him while conducting the traffic duties.
He was in full Persian blue uniform and was in possession of a communication gadget make Huawei belonging to Tourist police unit.
"He was later collected by the SCPC Kathonzweni and escorted to Makueni County police headquarters, where he was placed in cells at Makueni police station awaiting disciplinary action," a police report seen by the Star stated.
The matter is currently under investigation.
Traffic police officers direct the movement of vehicles on the road to ensure compliance with the requisite relevant laws and regulations in Kenya.
The mandate strictly handle by the traffic police unit thus meaning it is an offence for an offence who does not belong to the unit to enforce traffic rules on the road.
Kenya Police Traffic Department is under the Kenya Police Service of the National Police Service (NPS).
Traffic cops are recruited first and trained as regular police officers before undergoing further specialized training to become traffic personnel.
After completing training one can apply to join the Kenya Police Traffic Department.
If successful, the person will be re-admitted to the police college for further skilling that will enable him or her to discharged the mandate of a traffic officer.