Shed rogue police to redeem image

The recent extra-judicial killings by rogue police officers justify the need for comprehensive reforms in the National Police Service.

Previously, cases of missing persons who were later found dead have been on the rise as Kenyans looked the other way without questioning the role of the police.

Local and international human rights organisations have documented extra-judicial killings for years with police officers accused of perpetrating the unlawful killings. Unfortunately, we have always ignored them.

The one-week boycott staged by Law Society of Kenya was a powerful communication to the authorities that serious measures must be put in place to curb a repeat of such heinous acts.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery and Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet must also change their response to government criticism.

As Kenyans we must demand comprehensive reforms in the police service. If reforming the sector is not achieved within a promised period, then it will be prudent for the security chiefs to resign.

Rogue officers in the police are a threat to all Kenyans. They must be shed to redeem the image of the police.