Lack of understanding the right channel to report bribery cases involving traffic officers and motorcycle riders in Malindi has led to many cases going unreported, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has said.
EACC Upper Coast Deputy Regional Manager, Alfred Mwachugha applauded the people of Malindi for working closely with EACC in its pursuit to tame corruption in the region.
Speaking during the Malindi Sub-county Bodaboda training in Malindi on Wednesday Mr. Mwachugha said, the riders had reported that police officers manning roads have been demanding bribes almost every day so to secure riders’ freedom whenever they break traffic laws.
The EACC officers from the upper coast region asked the motorcycle riders to avoid bribing traffic officers and instead report such cases to the anti-corruption body for immediate investigations.
Speaking at the same function Education officer Mrs. Shalet Walongo said bodaboda riders do not have the right neither do they have a responsibility to bribe police officers.
Mrs. Walongo said, “after this exercise, we expect all riders to start reporting cases of bribery involving public officers to the relevant office for the right measures to be taken.”
In his address, Malindi traffic base commander George Naibei said that police officers have the role and power to arrest traffic lawbreakers and hand them over to the traffic office for further measures to be taken.
The base commander revealed that for the last one month, there has been an improvement of about 60% of the riders in complying with the traffic rules.
“Those who are complaining that they are being harassed by traffic police, most of them are lawbreakers. They don't put on helmets, reflectors and lack licenses,” he stated.
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