According to a recent Report, Kenya is third from bottom in the list of African countries whose police are the most professional.
The country has a scorecard of a mere 18%.
Kenya was only able to definite Nigeria and Congo-Brazzaville with scorecards of 17% and 13% respectively.
Tanzania however leads the line in East Africa, coming inside the top 10 countries whose police force is the most professional.
Burkina Faso, Morocco, and Benin lead the line in terms of police professionalism, with scores of 68%, 64%, and 61%, respectively.
Kenya’s East African neighbour Tanzania, ranked ninth, with a score of 53%- a stark contrast to many of the African nations.
The report further revealed a worrying trend across the continent, with only one in three citizens expressing faith in the police’s ability to uphold the rule of law and maintain order.
Among the key issues that emerged from the report which serve as a key hinderance in the police’s ability to effectively conduct their mandate included systemic corruption, police brutality, and an overall lack of professionalism.
North Africa recorded the highest levels of trust in their police force with 51% of respondents expressing confidence in authorities.
Central Africa recorded the lowest levels at 37%.
Talking of corruption, Nigeria, Kenya, and the other countries that ranked lowest in police professionalism were in the top 10 countries whose police were most likely to ask for bribes to serve citizens.
