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Kenya: Junior police officer in a go-slow over 28% salary increase

By Luvei Times Reporter
POLICE operations in Nairobi were yesterday paralyzed after some disgruntled officers protesting against a meager salary increase, tampered with the communication system.
Senior officers were unable to issue instructions via pocket radios since some junior officers were responding through the same media by throwing tantrums back. The officers told their seniors [...]

Nairobi city marks International Firefighters’ Day

By Hudson Gumbihi | Nairobi, Kenya
THE city fire brigade quietly marked the International Firefighters’ Day that was significantly observed by other countries on Tuesday.
Except for the commemoration of three firemen who lost their lives while on the line of duty, there was no salient activity to observe the day. Over the years, Kenya has [...]

Kenya: JKI airport fugitive arrest saga a case of mistaken identity?

By Hudson Gumbihi| Nairobi, Kenya
THE man mistaken to be fugitive Yagnesh Mohanlal Devani has been paraded by police as the immigration department admitted the wanted businessman was still on the run.
The parading of Kalpesh Vasudev Mohanlal Devani came at the back off a storm between police and immigration departments. Immigration minister Otieno Kajwang’ had [...]

Kenya’s City Police transfers causing discontent amongst junior ranks

By Hudson Gumbihi
SOME police officers in Nairobi, Kenya, are resisting a directive to move to new stations consequently disruption routine operations.
The defiant officers complain that transfers asking them to move to other provinces were effected at the most inappropriate months of last December and January when they feasting and taking children to schools respectively.
Following the [...]