Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has announced that police officers and military personnel out of service will be subjected to heightened government surveillance.
Speaking on July 31, CS Murkomen stated that ex-officers, due to their specialized training, pose a unique risk if involved in subversive behavior.
“All police and military officers who are out of service have a greater responsibility than a civilian. We will put them under very strict surveillance because those are persons who are highly trained by the government of Kenya on the use of arms, and once they start threatening the public and threatening the government, we consider that subversive activities,” he stated.
Murkomen says military, police officers out of service will be put under surveillance. Photo: Courtesy.
The announcement comes after the arrests of former Kenya Prisons Service officer Jackson Kuria Kimani, popularly known as Cop Shakur, and Patrick Osoi who claims to be a United States Army veteran and a former National Intelligence Service (NIS) officer.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Osoi was arrested along Langa’ata Road in connection with having a firearm.
The former military officer spent the night under custody at the Muthaiga Police Station in Nairobi.
On the other hand, Cop Shakur was arrested in Kahawa West after being found in possession of a red beret with an FBI symbol.
