The Lower Eastern Times Opening The Third Eye
Related Articles
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has stated that Kenya’s police-to-citizen ratio is significantly lower than the internationally accepted standard of 1 police officer for every 400 people.
Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel
In response to inquiries about recent abductions and daytime robberies during President William Ruto’s second day of his Nairobi tour, Omollo emphasized that while maintaining law and order is the police’s duty, the available resources often require them to strike a balance.
“We have a responsibility to maintain law and order, but we also have to balance this with the resources available to the government,” he explained during an interview on Spice FM.
Omollo highlighted that Kenya has not met the internationally recommended police-to-civilian ratio. With a population of over 55 million and approximately 110,000 police officers, it is challenging to deploy officers throughout the country, given Kenya’s vast size.
“Our police-to-citizen ratio is far from the international standard of 1:400. With more than 55 million people and only 110,000 officers, covering every area of the country becomes nearly impossible,” Omollo remarked.
According to an analysis, this results in a police-to-civilian ratio of approximately 1:500, based on the population and police officer numbers provided by Omollo.
During President Ruto and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki’s visit to Mathare and Roysambu Constituencies, a group of youths, suspected to be gang members, attacked motorists on Thika Road, forcibly robbing them. The executive’s presence in the area had disrupted traffic, rendering the road impassable for a time.
