Would you steal from a police yard?Our minds are powerful but on some occasions we have all experienced being branded stupid or rather unwise because of the decisions we made.
In a new revelation,Flying Squad officers have arrested a constable suspected to have stolen a car from a police yard.
Constable Elias Shikuku is suspected to have stolen a car that was detained at a police unit in Pokot South, changed its number plates and sold it.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the incident happened in 2017.
“Flying Squad Detectives yesterday evening arrested Police Constable Elias Shikuku, @DCI_Kenya officer attached to Pokot South. The officer is suspected to have stolen a Toyota Land Cruiser that was detained at the unit’s yard in 2017, changed the number plates & sold it,” the DCI said in a tweet.
“Detectives launched investigations after it was found missing and recovered it in Mombasa bearing a different number plate. The suspect, who is a former member of the Flying Squad Unit, is currently in lawful custody awaiting arraignment.” The DCI said.
Detectives launched a search after the car was reported missing and found it in Mombasa.
The DCI is hunting criminals in the midst of a rank battle going on between officers after new reforms in police came in.
Inspector General Joseph Boinnet and DCI chief George Kinoti are battling over pending reforms that would strip detectives of their rank and require them to report to uniformed officers.
Kinoti is said to be pushing for review of the changes announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta on September 13, requiring the more or less independent DCI officers to report to regional police commanders. Technically, the DCI chief is personally expected to report to the IG.
The two openly crossed swords at a meeting at DCI headquarters on Kiambu Road last Saturday.
The session was called to contain a falling out between uniformed officers and their plainclothes colleagues over changes instituted by the National Police Service Commission.
The leadership and reporting changes are among far-reaching reforms also involving a dramatic change in uniform to non-militaristic blue, better housing, a new reporting structure for the Administration, Traffic and other police formations.
Several persons attending the Saturday meeting said Boinnet urged the DCI to find alternative ways to redeploy senior officers who fear the changes will see them lose their rank, offices and status.