“We would like to point out that none of the guns submitted by Royal Media Services belong to the National Police Service,” DCI Director George said, adding that the service can “credibly account for every firearm held by our officers who work day and night to keep the country safe.”
“The report appeared to be a malicious attempt to discredit the National Police Service; we can only conclude that it was aimed at creating public pandemonium over security sector management,” the DCI said as he displayed the firearms and police uniforms surrendered to them by the Citizen TV crew.
“The AK47 is a prohibited firearm that should not be in the hands of civilians. Kenyans should assist us in ensuring that these firearms are never again in the hands of the wrong people. Those in possession of these firearms are the only ones who know where they came from,” he said, calling the expose a “abuse of media freedom” that was “meant to humiliate the National Police Service (NPS).”
“We are dismayed that no effort was made to contact the National Police Service or any Government official in the security sector for their right of reply; to provide clarity; or to place the matter in proper context, despite the fact that the report’s compilation is said to have begun more than a year ago,” Kinoti said.
“Attempts to tarnish the entire service are contemptuous and undermine the efforts of over 100,000 police officers who work day and night to keep the country safe,” the DCI chief added.
