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The problem that I am trying to address to everyone in Kenya and more specifically to the people of Mombasa, is that most of all of the police officers in Kenya more specifically Mombasas cops. The term corruption is fluid. Compare two versions of the Oxford English Dictionary, that of 1990 and with that of 1995. The former defines it as: Moral deterioration, while the later one says: dishonesty or wicked behavior (especially law). I think the correct one is the second meaning because it is dishonesty to take money from people to release them, I actually think this is called stealing.

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I learnt that part of the corruption in Kenya is caused by tribalism and tribal rivalries. I found an example, In Kenyas worst attack on security forces in recent memory, dozens of officers fell victim to an ambush in the Suguta Valley Friday night and Saturday morning. The police had been pursing members of the Turkana tribe, who were accused of stealing cattle from the nearby Samburus. The two ethnic groups are old rivals who often steal livestock from one another, but a cattle raid allegedly carried out by Turkana groups in October killed 13 civilians, according to Kenyan news outlet Capital FM. In 2011.

And current records show that they are back to second. I even have personal experience of this bad habit of the Kenyan police force. When I was 10 years old, just back from USA a police officer stopped my dad because of not wearing a seatbelt on the back seats. My dad got angry and showed the police officers about 10 more cars that had backseat passengers not wearing a seatbelt, and the officer why he didnt stop the others. After 2 or so minutes the cop said and I translate to English give me 3 thousand shillings and I will go. My dad just gave him the money because we were getting late for lunch to Nyali.

Police officers have several opportunities to gain personally from their status and authority as law enforcement officers. The Knapp Commission, which investigated corruption in the New York City Police Department in the early 1970s, divided corrupt officers into two types: meateaters, who "aggressively misuse their police powers for personal gain," and grass-eaters, who "simply accept the payoffs that the happenstances of police work throw their way." The sort of corrupt acts that have been committed by police officers have been classified as follows: Corruption of authority: police officers receiving free drinks, `meals, and other gratuities. Kickbacks: receiving payment from referring people to other businesses. This can include, for instance, contractors and tow truck operators. Opportunistic theft from arrestees and crime victims or their corpses.

Shakedowns: accepting bribes for not pursuing a criminal violation. Protection of illegal activity: being "on the take", accepting payment from the operators of illegal establishments such as brothels, casinos, or drug dealers to protect them from law enforcement and keep them in operation.

"Fixing": undermining criminal prosecutions by withholding evidence or failing to appear at judicial hearings, for bribery or as a personal favor. Direct criminal activities of law enforcement officers themselves.

Internal payoffs: prerogatives and perquisites of law enforcement organizations, such as shifts and holidays, being bought and sold. The "frameup": the planting or adding to evidence, especially in drug cases.

Police hazing within law enforcement. Ticket fixing: police officers cancelling traffic tickets as a favor to the

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Anti-corruption commission director Patrick Lumumba told the BBC a committee would check whether the officers had faced corruption accusations . It would also order the policemen to experience psychometric and physical fitness tests. Kenyan police are often ranked as the most corrupt in East Africa. In 2005, a recruitment drive for new police officers was cancelled after 80% of applications were found to have paid bribes or used their connections to get a job. The BBC's Anne Waithera in Nairobi says the exercise is the first of its kind in Kenya and is intended to restore public confidence in the police force. All officers above the rank

of superintendent will be screened. "One of the things we will determine is whether a particular officer has a case or cases that may undermine his ability to serve with integrity," Mr. Lumumba told the BBC's Focus on an African program. But Kenya's Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) said it wanted the process to be suspended because it was not represented on the vetting committee, according to the Daily Nation newspaper. "If this is not done, the exercise is likely to be perceived to have been conducted by the government with a view to get rid of certain officers within the police force," the union's Secretary-General

Fun facts
1. Kenya is roughly the same size of Texas at 362,040 square miles. 2. After coffee, Kenyas biggest income generator is tourism. 3. For the Kenyans, however, coffee is considered an export product, not something for local consumption. The local favorites are tea and beer. 4. Kenyans usually drink their beverages hot or at room temperature. 5. Some of the oldest known paleontological records of mans history have been found in Kenya. 6. Kenyas Great Rift Valley was formed around 20 million years ago, when the crust of the Earth was split. 7. Most Kenyans are either very poor or very rich. Very few can be classified as middle class. 8. Before marriage Kenyans still pay a dowry to the brides family, which starts at 10 cows. 9. The men of Kenya are allowed to have more than one wife. 10. Kenyan environmentalist Professor Mathai won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. She was the first African woman to do so.