After coming face to face with two thieves who were attempting to steal some avocados from my farm on March 21ST 2002 at around 6.15 a.m.

And even after identifying them by their names to the Area Chief,who then directed me in getting a Warrant-of-Arrest letter from the nearest Police Station and also recording the happening with Police Occurrence Book (OB 21/30/3/2012 at Kandara Police Station)

And after recording what had occurs at Police Occurrence Book (O.B)the Duty-Officer informed me that unless I had a witness at the time of crime, The law does not allow the Police to apprehend the suspect.

He even repeated that even in a situation where a thief or thieves or rapers break your house and beat you mercilessly and leave you for dead or raped you... even if you could name who had beaten you or raped you - If you happened to be alone, the Police would not apprehends the thieves or person who have raped you, even if you know the name(s)of the criminal ... Unless you had a witness at the time of incident!!

Is this legally TRUE Bwana Commissioner?

What is then the use of having private property or assets if there is no law or laws to protect your investment from the criminals?

say what?
Surely,do criminals hit when people are around?
Do they give hints about their mission so that we can get a witness on standby?
In that case we are doomed.

correction ,essyk not easy.

True that cz some people will misuse the weak system.
Since CCTVs cant be installed everywhere and fingertips is just another story, a mtego will do to catch them red handed.
No wonder people met out mob justice to such thieves cz they are tired of their inability to catch them red handed.

perhaps you could have pierced he night with the cry of a wounded lion, attracting Njorua the local vigilante, who at a small fee, could easily have sworn an affidavit on your behalf, but again why sweat the small stuff? Be solaced by one Chinua Achebe, “ Let us not reason like cowards…If a man comes into my hut and defecates on the floor,what do I do?Do I shut my eyes? No! I take a stick and break his head.”

@Essk, but I hope you see my point. They are cops, their jobs is to investigate but they will do no such thing. You report a crime and they want to arrest you - ati so you can assist with investigations. With such an attitude from the police, it is not wonder community policing failed. You do not want to report crime and be arrested, or worse, discover that the police eat with the thugs!!