Nairobi police commander, Japheth Koome. [Photo/nation.co.ke]
The Swedish government has threatened to discontinue its funding of the Kenya police, a prospect which could stall reforms in the force.Sweden has been funding the Kenya police through the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC).UNODC has bemoaned the pace of police reforms terming them unsatisfactory hence the decision to stop funding.''It is evident that the pending reforms will be difficult to sustain. Swedish Embassy has pulled out over concerns that no positive results have been realised.''A senior UONDC official has said in meeting in Naivasha according to the People Daily.Insiders privy to information regarding the funding say that about 800 million shillings have been pumped into the programme but positive results have not been forthcoming.