FALSE: CS Kithure Kindiki has not said that Kenya police officers will wear pocketless uniforms
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A Facebook post purportedly quoting Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Administration of National Government Kithure Kindiki on pocketless uniform for Kenyan police is FALSE.
“Kenya Police to wear pocket less (sic) uniforms,” the post reads.
The issue of pocketless police uniforms is not new in Kenya. In 2016, Kisumu residents reportedly called for their officers to be issued with “uniforms without pockets” to tame corrupt traffic police.
Kindiki was sworn in as the CS for Interior on 27 October 2022, following his nomination by President William Ruto. However, he has not made any changes to the police service uniforms, which were unveiled in 2018 as part of reforms to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Kenya’s police.
On 3 November 2022, the Ministry of Interior flagged a similar claim as fake via its official Twitter account.
The tweet reads: “The Government through @InteriorKE and @NPSC_KE will continue to prioritize reforms that dignify the Police and complement their capacities for an effective discharge of their duties.”
In a Facebook post dated 3 November 2022, Kindiki urged Kenyans to “ignore fake news tailored to potray [sic] our police officers negatively.”
“Kenya Police to wear pocket less (sic) uniforms,” the post reads.
The issue of pocketless police uniforms is not new in Kenya. In 2016, Kisumu residents reportedly called for their officers to be issued with “uniforms without pockets” to tame corrupt traffic police.
Kindiki was sworn in as the CS for Interior on 27 October 2022, following his nomination by President William Ruto. However, he has not made any changes to the police service uniforms, which were unveiled in 2018 as part of reforms to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Kenya’s police.
On 3 November 2022, the Ministry of Interior flagged a similar claim as fake via its official Twitter account.
The tweet reads: “The Government through @InteriorKE and @NPSC_KE will continue to prioritize reforms that dignify the Police and complement their capacities for an effective discharge of their duties.”
In a Facebook post dated 3 November 2022, Kindiki urged Kenyans to “ignore fake news tailored to potray [sic] our police officers negatively.”
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