Love your balls? Don't dare smack cop in uniform

Ian Njoroge caught on camera assaulting a traffic officer. (Courtesy)

That viral clip of a young man smacking a policeman in uniform last week was a jaw dropper. It has prompted me to play agony uncle to vijana who might not be initiated into the ways of the world.

A lot of us have this feeling that we don't need the boys in blue. Why? They do the worst where they are needed the most. They rough up folks who live in hoods where there isn't anyone else to call. That's why a Kenyan living in a leafy suburb has a rosy view of police while those in vitongonji duni see cops as foes in blue.