A Nairobi traffic police officer captured in a now viral video soliciting bribes from motorists in Umoja has been suspended, National Police Service (NPS) Spokesperson Resila Onyango has announced.
The officer, since identified as Police Constable Haron Mwangi of Buruburu Police Station, is seen in the video collecting bribes from six matatus while directing traffic at B Centre area in Umoja.
Unbeknownst to him, a whistleblower was recording the interactions.
“The Officer, No. 63151 PC Haron Mwangi, attached to Traffic within Buruburu Police Station has been suspended from Traffic Police Unit with immediate effect, and proceedings for his dismissal are ongoing,” said Ms. Onyango in a statement on Friday.
“The National Police Service takes this opportunity to commend members of public and Members of the Press for their continued collaboration with NPS in the fight against corruption.”
Ms. Onyango further underscored that the NPS will not relent on its constitutional mandate of combating corruption within the police force.
