Garissa County Commissioner Joshua Chepchieng’ has threatened to take action against security agents who are harassing passengers.
This is after a section of leaders from Garissa County complained that security agents manning Tana River Bridge are harassing passengers.
Speaking at Garissa primary school play grounds, the leaders led by SUPKEM national organizing secretary, Abdullahi Salat and Galbeth MCA, Abdirizak Ismail, said that passengers are required to alight from the bus and queue holding their ID cards up.
The leaders said action by security agents was not only disrespectful but meant to intimidate them.
Commissioner Chepchieng’ has asked security agents manning Tana River Bridge to treat passengers with dignity while inspecting them.
He said that action will be taken against security agents who are found harassing passengers adding that there is need to have a good relationship between security agents and members of the public.
The commissioner urged leaders to take the inspection at the barrier in 'good faith' as he re-assured the area residents that the government was not out to harass or intimidate them.
“The inspection of passengers is done in good faith. It is for the good of all us and any security agents found to have acted overboard will be dealt with as an individual," the Commissioner stated.
“It is not fair to take the action of one officer to mean the government position. As a government we know the role the residents have played in restoring and upholding the runaway insecurity witnessed a few years ago.
“We would not allow actions by a few officers to create bad blood between the government and the residents,” Mr Chepchieng’ added.