Friends,
Cases where Kenyans are gunned down either by the Police or by the thugs or vide the mob justice are scenes that are really disturbing.
When we reach these levels, it is a clear manifestation of our systemic failures. It is cannon fodder for the Human Rights Activists and it paints our dear Motherland in bad light across the World. Besides, it paints our Police Force as inept.
When I was growing up, I used to read the Nancy Drew Investigation series and they were a real classic. It made some of us be proud of the power of investigations and under cover operations that lead to unearthing crime. I hence grew up in revere of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Police Force. I believed that in this Department, we had hard nosed men and women whose forte was Crime Investigation, and they left no stone unturned.
Nancy Drew cracked all cases and she brought all crooks to face justice. She made the work of being an under cover crime investigator lively and respectable. But in Kenya, I am tempted to ask, where is the CID?
No one has ever been help culpable for such crimes against Kenyans
But then, I want us to take this Journey of Hope across Kenya as a team and look at how we have eroded the quality and powers of our own CID to an extent that we have rendered them almost extinct and redundant.
What is the CID supposed to do?
First, our very own politicians, men and women whom we elect every 5 years so dutifully stand accused for killing the Criminal Investigation Department. Our politicians have perfected the art of stealing and cleaning their trails. To ensure that nothing happens to them and their cronies, they started by creating an amorphous entity called the Kenya Anti Corruption Commission to do exactly what the CID was doing.
Whilst the CID had the powers to investigate and prosecute, our politicians created the KACC and denied them the powers to prosecute. It simply meant that all cases such investigated ended up gathering dust in some shelve.
They then seconded Police Officers to KACC, paid them so handsomely to cover their backs and posted a civilian to lord over KACC. The plot was so simple. Employ a civilian to head the KACC, pay him so handsomely, and set him on a wild goose chase. He would end up in circles taking about how Criminal Investigation and Corruption Fights are difficult. They would endlessly sing about how corruption fights back, and yet, the CID who could act, are staved of funds.
Cases which the CID could crack with ease were then for some convenient reasons refered to KACC, an entity without prosecutorial powers! That is how conniving our politicians are.
Our politicians knew that with the powers to investigate and prosecute, the CID was standing badly on their way to the National Coffers. They had to do something and do it quick.
Setting the KACC was not enough for them. They went ahead and created another amorphous entity called Efficiency Monitoring Unit. Pray, what is this body supposed to do? Do they have powers to prosecute? No. Then, why was it created?
Again, the answer is simple; create as many investigating agencies and create confusion on what roles each has to do. When caught with their hands in the till, the politicians would rather they are investigated by these two bodies whose constitutional underpinning is suspect and a safe landing for the thieves, criminals and the corrupt.
Our politicians know how tough the CID can be. They hence denied them funds, created amorphous entities that could protect their thieving ways. Having created these two bodies, it was all systems go for the politicians and their cronies. They then engaged in crimes of immense magnitude against our Motherland, crimes which have not been cracked despite the overwhelming evidence. Look at the Goldenberg Scandals, the Anglo Leasing Scandals, the Maize Scandals, the Triton Oil Scandals, the Mathematics Issues at the Ministry of Education- the Free Primary Education Scandals, the Kenya Pipeline Scandals, the Water for all by the year 2000 Scandals, the Roads Scandals, and the list is long.
These scandals have not been cracked because our politicians are involved and they set the rules to play the games themselves.
And in cases that have been properly and conclusively investigated by these plaint bodies- the KACC and the EMU, because they have no powers to prosecute, the cases are forwarded to a plaint Attorney General and a plaint Director of Public Prosecution, who end up protecting their jobs than acting on the cases.
Why is it that the same politicians are the same people who must vet the person appointed to be the Attorney General or the Director of Public Prosecution?
This is food for thought for Kenyans as we move into the future. Why must our politicians set the rules, appoint the players, referee the process, pass verdict and give the final recommendations? Can they be fair to themselves?
Have you looked at how the Motions of No Confidence in Parliament have become gravy trains for a few MPs? They have perfected the act of extortion by threatening every so often to move a Motion of No Confidence against Ministers just as a means to extorting money. If you pay, the motions are dropped or crafted in a manner that achieves no intended results. If you do not, they will sing Kimunya must Go.
It is sad that our CID have been denied funding at a time we are ably funding amorphous entities without prosecutorial powers.
It is sad that our CID have been denied adequate shelter at a time we are giving handsome house allowances to employees of these amorphous entities without prosecutorial powers.
It is sad that we pay our CID Officers peanuts at a time we are paying these rudderless civilians running these amorphous entities so handsomely.
Lastly, to help confuse the process some more, a few of us who know very little are kept on the blogs daily discussing personalities at a time the same personalities are presiding over the looting of our Nation. We must wake up and face the realities of our times, for this is the State of our Nation.
Odhiambo T Oketch
Executive Director
The Clean Kenya Campaign- TCKC
Small minds discuss people. Simple minds discuss events, while, Great minds discuss ideas- Staying with the Issues.
Cases where Kenyans are gunned down either by the Police or by the thugs or vide the mob justice are scenes that are really disturbing.
When we reach these levels, it is a clear manifestation of our systemic failures. It is cannon fodder for the Human Rights Activists and it paints our dear Motherland in bad light across the World. Besides, it paints our Police Force as inept.
When I was growing up, I used to read the Nancy Drew Investigation series and they were a real classic. It made some of us be proud of the power of investigations and under cover operations that lead to unearthing crime. I hence grew up in revere of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Police Force. I believed that in this Department, we had hard nosed men and women whose forte was Crime Investigation, and they left no stone unturned.
Nancy Drew cracked all cases and she brought all crooks to face justice. She made the work of being an under cover crime investigator lively and respectable. But in Kenya, I am tempted to ask, where is the CID?
No one has ever been help culpable for such crimes against Kenyans But then, I want us to take this Journey of Hope across Kenya as a team and look at how we have eroded the quality and powers of our own CID to an extent that we have rendered them almost extinct and redundant.
What is the CID supposed to do?
First, our very own politicians, men and women whom we elect every 5 years so dutifully stand accused for killing the Criminal Investigation Department. Our politicians have perfected the art of stealing and cleaning their trails. To ensure that nothing happens to them and their cronies, they started by creating an amorphous entity called the Kenya Anti Corruption Commission to do exactly what the CID was doing.
Whilst the CID had the powers to investigate and prosecute, our politicians created the KACC and denied them the powers to prosecute. It simply meant that all cases such investigated ended up gathering dust in some shelve.
They then seconded Police Officers to KACC, paid them so handsomely to cover their backs and posted a civilian to lord over KACC. The plot was so simple. Employ a civilian to head the KACC, pay him so handsomely, and set him on a wild goose chase. He would end up in circles taking about how Criminal Investigation and Corruption Fights are difficult. They would endlessly sing about how corruption fights back, and yet, the CID who could act, are staved of funds.
Cases which the CID could crack with ease were then for some convenient reasons refered to KACC, an entity without prosecutorial powers! That is how conniving our politicians are.
Our politicians knew that with the powers to investigate and prosecute, the CID was standing badly on their way to the National Coffers. They had to do something and do it quick.
Setting the KACC was not enough for them. They went ahead and created another amorphous entity called Efficiency Monitoring Unit. Pray, what is this body supposed to do? Do they have powers to prosecute? No. Then, why was it created?
Again, the answer is simple; create as many investigating agencies and create confusion on what roles each has to do. When caught with their hands in the till, the politicians would rather they are investigated by these two bodies whose constitutional underpinning is suspect and a safe landing for the thieves, criminals and the corrupt.
Our politicians know how tough the CID can be. They hence denied them funds, created amorphous entities that could protect their thieving ways. Having created these two bodies, it was all systems go for the politicians and their cronies. They then engaged in crimes of immense magnitude against our Motherland, crimes which have not been cracked despite the overwhelming evidence. Look at the Goldenberg Scandals, the Anglo Leasing Scandals, the Maize Scandals, the Triton Oil Scandals, the Mathematics Issues at the Ministry of Education- the Free Primary Education Scandals, the Kenya Pipeline Scandals, the Water for all by the year 2000 Scandals, the Roads Scandals, and the list is long.
These scandals have not been cracked because our politicians are involved and they set the rules to play the games themselves.
And in cases that have been properly and conclusively investigated by these plaint bodies- the KACC and the EMU, because they have no powers to prosecute, the cases are forwarded to a plaint Attorney General and a plaint Director of Public Prosecution, who end up protecting their jobs than acting on the cases.
Why is it that the same politicians are the same people who must vet the person appointed to be the Attorney General or the Director of Public Prosecution?
This is food for thought for Kenyans as we move into the future. Why must our politicians set the rules, appoint the players, referee the process, pass verdict and give the final recommendations? Can they be fair to themselves?
Have you looked at how the Motions of No Confidence in Parliament have become gravy trains for a few MPs? They have perfected the act of extortion by threatening every so often to move a Motion of No Confidence against Ministers just as a means to extorting money. If you pay, the motions are dropped or crafted in a manner that achieves no intended results. If you do not, they will sing Kimunya must Go.
It is sad that our CID have been denied funding at a time we are ably funding amorphous entities without prosecutorial powers.
It is sad that our CID have been denied adequate shelter at a time we are giving handsome house allowances to employees of these amorphous entities without prosecutorial powers.
It is sad that we pay our CID Officers peanuts at a time we are paying these rudderless civilians running these amorphous entities so handsomely.
Lastly, to help confuse the process some more, a few of us who know very little are kept on the blogs daily discussing personalities at a time the same personalities are presiding over the looting of our Nation. We must wake up and face the realities of our times, for this is the State of our Nation.
Odhiambo T Oketch
Executive Director
The Clean Kenya Campaign- TCKC
Small minds discuss people. Simple minds discuss events, while, Great minds discuss ideas- Staying with the Issues.
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