Social justice remains a mirage until bribe loving police officers are eliminated

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A harrowing incident was reported in one of our local media outlets here in Kenya where a police officer was requesting a bribe from a mother whose daughter was defiled. The poor woman had gone to report that her barely teenage daughter had been assaulted and defiled by a known person, and requested the officer to assist in the suspects arrest. The officer allegedly requested for Ksh. 4000 bribe (USD35) from the woman. Luckily the conversation was secretly recorded and later leaked. The officer has since been apprehended and is awaiting prosecution. I feel such officers are key obstacles to social justice. As for the woman, her daughter’s defiler was arrested by other good officers and I am sure, she justice will be served effectively.