The Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, has spoken out after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) nabbed three traffic police officers who were taking bribes along Moi Avenue in Nairobi.
Speaking to the media, Kanja revealed that the government was in the last stages of implementing a digital policing system to minimise contact between the police and the public and avoid corruption. "When we introduce technology in the policing services, we are also going to minimise the interactions between the officers and the people because mostly, most of the issues that bring people to the police can be handled on technology-aided platforms and that way we can be able to reduce the instances of corruption," Kanja stated.
Addressing the funding of the said system, Kanja said that there were no concerns for the same as several donors had come out in support of it.
A photo collage of a bike patrol police officer being arrested by EACC detectives in Nairobi on February 12, 2025.
