Following first-hand experience of deplorable conditions of police cells in Kenya, a majority of people hope that the MPs from across the divide will spearhead plans to reform the entire criminal justice system in Kenya. The new IG would be recruited on the basis of best reform credentials. The police are able to extort from people for fear of these cells and justice is defeated from this point. I have been writing severally that Kenya needs to recruit the Inspector General (IG) of Police internationally and float a sovereign bond to raise the hundreds of billions required to fully reform Kenya’s criminal justice system, including police and prisons. For people to have a fighting chance against police extortion, the cells and prisons must be clean and hygienic.

Source: Standard Digital June 21, 2016 11:48 UTC