Police officer with history of misconduct caught again illegally directing traffic in Nairobi

Inspector Guyo Dida, the Deputy Officer Commanding Station (D-OCS) at Mavindini Police Station in Kathozweni Sub-County, was arrested on Tuesday around 10:00 a.m. after a motorist, Najma Ali Magongo, reported that the officer had unlawfully detained and extorted him.

The motorist told officers at the Central Police Station that Inspector Dida accused her of obstructing traffic, forcibly entered her vehicle, and demanded Ksh. 15,000 to free her. 

Inspector Ambrose Kivuva, the Duty Officer at Central Police Station, stopped the vehicle after a Good Samaritan reported the officer's suspicious behaviour.

During the ensuing confrontation, Inspector Dida allegedly assaulted Inspector Kivuva, slapping him twice and tearing his uniform before being apprehended by additional officers and members of the public.

Inspector Dida's actions at the Globe Roundabout were unauthorised, according to police, because he self-deployed without orders. 

Investigations revealed that this is not his first incident of such misconduct.

He had been arrested on October 23, 2024, while on leave from Mavindini Police Station. 

On that occasion, he was found conducting unauthorized traffic duties at Bunyala Roundabout in Makadara Sub-County.

According to a police report, officers from the Industrial Area Police Station apprehended him in full Persian blue uniform. 

He was also found in possession of a communication device belonging to the Tourist Police Unit. 

Inspector Dida was later handed over to the Kathozweni Sub-County Police Commander and detained at Makueni Police Station for disciplinary action.