they say ni special highly trained squad.that sets them apart from the D+ & below material whose job is to take bribes and grow potbellies.

Apologies to the few sharp honest policemen out there.

nzi moja huozesha kidonda.

It is unfair for people to demonise the Police for doing their job by the book.

There are four levels of forces in the country. Lowest level are the administration police who used to report to chiefs and were rarely armed. Their training focussed on dealing with chicken thieves and village rapists. Next level is the police force, who are trained to maintain law and order, and protect lives and property. The third level are the special forces who deal with special situations and lastly there is the army who deal with transgressions against the country.

Each of these levels are trained differently and have a completely different mindset. For instance, the army has no regard for human life, and the enemy must be subdued, the special forces are a cross breed between the army and police.

Our four level system was altered when Mbugua tried to move the administration police from the first level to the third level through political patronage and better funding. But we either need to go back, or recreate this level with metropolitan police, now that we have county governments.

The situation at Mzima Springs was handled according to the book by the police, who called in the Recce when the situation became special.

Muthangari Police Station cops have simple skills: eat from matatus, eat from civilians and eat.

Surely you dont expect them to be able to stop crime.

Nitafute.