Saturday, December 1, 2012

A SALUTE FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS

When a robbery, carjacking, homicide, murder, rape and many other criminal activities take place we all are quick to blame the police for incompetence and inefficiency. We blame them for contributing to road carnage, perpetuating corruption among other vices. Few of us take time to analyze the conditions under which these officers work as they endeavour to maintain law and order in our country.
While we are busy condemning the police, they have to brave the rainy and muddy conditions not forgetting the blazing heat in Mombasa and other locations to restore sanity on our roads, to pursue and smoke out robbers and carjackers to their hideout. This police officer who has to spend the entire day out in the sunny and hot conditions cannot afford even a half litre bottle of water to quench his thirst or to wash off dust from his throat. On the other side of country in areas like Nairobi, Limuru, Naivasha, and Meru among others, the officers stationed here spend the better part of the day chasing criminals and controlling errant motorists out in the rain. How many of us offer a bottle of water to the dehydrated officer or an umbrella to the drenching traffic cop?