At the end of 2015 the global anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International, reported: ‘The police force is the most corrupt institution in Kenya.’ Investigations revealed a hierarchy in the way proceeds of corruption are shared among police officers. Kenya is supposed to be vetting all its police officers as part of a reform package the government agreed to undertake. Meanwhile the International Justice Mission, a Christian organisation, request prayer for breakthrough as they advocate that a corrupt and abusive police should be held accountable under the law. ‘Our team in Nairobi has been working tirelessly to encourage justice system officials to understand the importance of holding corrupt police officers accountable for their actions. We have helped free many innocent prisoners and ensured bogus charges were dropped, but none of the police who abused their power to imprison the innocent have ever been convicted. Please pray for a breakthrough as we work alongside Kenyan authorities to encourage them to hold all police officials, regardless of their status, accountable for their actions.‘
Kenya: Pray for an end to corruption in the police force
Written by David Fletcher 15 Jan 2016Additional Info
- Pray: for God to bring the police into honest accountability to the public they serve. (Dan.2:21b)
- More: www.foxnews.com/world/2015/10/15/63-police-officers-fired-over-corruption-in-attempt-to-reform-kenya-criticized.html