President Uhuru Kenyatta has unveiled new uniforms for police officers.
“This uniform will enhance better visibility for the officers. Tungependa tuone hiyo uniform…” Uhuru said during the re-organisation of the Kenya Police.
The uniforms which are blue in colour were paraded at the Kenya School of Government. The officers wearing the uniforms marched to the podium to showcase the new uniforms.
“IG Joseph Boinnet should implement this changes with immediate effect. The Treasury should also operationalise financial provisions with immediate effect,” he said.
The move prompted thousands of reactions from Kenyans on Social Media.
President Kenyatta launches new uniform for better visibilty..VISIBILITY..so you dont confuse your bribe. Yeeeees pic.twitter.com/tVB9oGLznk
— B.O.S.S. 🗿 (@OriokiDavie) September 13, 2018
Unimpressed it seems..
President Kenyatta introduces new police uniforms. Hmmm… I smell a tender somewhere eating up our taxes for basically no good reason.
Visibility kula carrots.
— i_know_me_not (@i_know_me_not) September 13, 2018
Questions…questions…
"President Kenyatta" who won the tender to supply new police uniform for visibility ?
— mwitito EBS.MBS (@mwitimagiri) September 13, 2018
And More questions..
Swali tu.. uniform za zamani za makarao ni kuraruka ziliraruka ama ni zip hazifungiki. How much was spent on current unused stock and newly issued (barely used) stock? Who "designed" the new uniform? Nani atazishona? Watalipwa ngapi (ama washalipwa ngapi)? "President Kenyatta"
— Alexandria Occasional Coherence (@AoOccasional) September 13, 2018
Harsh..
The new uniforms can easily pass as those worn by Nigerian gatemen as mostly depicted in their nollywood Movies. President Kenyatta pic.twitter.com/zcVrsGy1Dj
— Geoff Topher Ogutu (@GeoffTopher) September 13, 2018
We hope so too..
I hope this uniforms they don't have pockets. President Kenyatta pic.twitter.com/c1SwWhNRHa
— Ŕafael Piŕei 🇰🇪 (@PireiJnr) September 13, 2018