The police from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation are currently detaining 15 individuals who are believed to be involved in a corruption scandal related to passport issuance at Nyayo House in Nairobi.
Fulfilling the orders from Interior and National Administration CS Kithure Kindiki while taking public protests into account, the operation commenced on October 2, 2023, and targeted six immigration service departments. Staff members, an intern and nine individuals suspected to be brokers have since been arrested yet additional culprits are at large.
The suspects deployed brokers that infiltrated the facility to prey on desperate applicants with pressing cases as well as individuals in privileged positions who could use their influence to receive special treatment at the expense of ordinary Kenyans who follow established protocols. Upon scrutinizing evidence and profiles of suspects, officers conducted a raid on the Department of Immigration Services. During this raid, they apprehended five suspects (four staff members and a broker) for further questioning.
One suspect suffered a heart attack and was found to have high sugar levels. After being granted bail for treatment, the detectives sought to detain the remaining suspects at Kahawa Law Courts for further investigation. However, the suspect has since recovered. In addition to the suspect, one employee at Nyayo House and eight brokers have also been apprehended.
The arrest of 15 individuals is a development that follows the apprehension of four suspects on August 25. The suspects were involved in soliciting bribes for passport issuance. Prior to the raid, Kindiki made several unannounced visits to Nyayo House to address the backlog of over 40,000 passport applications and implement measures to resolve the issue.
These mfs should be hanged…
These mfs should be hanged in public.
..first allowing them to…
..first allowing them to meet face-to-face those they had denied the right to possess a passport. The oppressed should be allowed to:-
.tell them whatever they wish,
.spit on them,
-give them 5 canes with a nyahunyo – kichapo ya mbwa
Well, don’t pop your…
Well, don’t pop your champagne bottles just yet. All these 15 might just get a slap on the wrist ,or just a warning”…now guy be more careful.This kind of publicity can ruin our honey pot…and my second house payments comes from that…”
Obviously, we would love to see corruption as a thing of the past.But that wont happen in 100 years unfortunately.Largely because Kenyans keep it alive.How many times has Transparency International told as that Police department is the most corrupt entity in our country,and they have help this infamous title year after year.Even the boss knows about the rampant corruption in his department.
All government offices are corrupt.Heck, the whole government is corrupt.We seem to thrive on it.I dont know how we came to be this way.Granted corruption is world over, there are some countries like Norway Denmark,where corruption is almost negligible.How are they different from us “humanly”?May be we should send out Mpigs there for benchmarking.
Over to KRA now.
Over to KRA now.
NAME AND SHAME! Don’t just…
NAME AND SHAME! Don’t just tell us 15!