Eldoret: Kanjos to Get New Uniforms to Weed Fake Ones
Uasin Gishu County inspectorates officers alias ‘Kanjos’ will soon get new uniforms in abid to eradicate illegal masquerading as County officers.
Speaking to the press Mark Some the CEO of Devolution and Administration said the uniforms will help residents differentiate between legal officers and fake ones.
“We have ordered new uniforms for our enforcement officers for them to be easily identified, those who will have previous regime outfits will be termed as illegal and we have informed the police on the matter,” said Some.
Some said that the County Inspectorate has undergone proper training and they handle residents in a human manner.
“Our officers undergo training for six months and even thereafter take them for induction process so that they can handle any situation and I can say without fear of contradiction that our officers are professionals,” said the Devolution CEO.
The Director of Enforcement at the Uasin Gishu County Government, Cosmas Kerich warned those officers who break the law that they will face the disciplinary committee.
“They are civil servants and there are rules and regulations, these are trained officers and as county, we have an internal process of disciplining the rogue ones,” Some added.
“The County enforcement officers are friendly people and the allegations leveled against them us is not true since we work according to the law and have been trained in public relations,” said Kerich while speaking to the press.
He said their mandate is to serve residents regardless of their political or tribal affiliations.
Kerich further said that the county would recruit new county officers for the incoming financial year to help the county in the collection of revenue.
The County inspectorate for the longest period has been accused of going against the law by abusing small traders in the town and even the street children in the rescue Centre a statement that he denied.
“The County Inspectorate personnel are professionally trained and even if you visit the Centre you will see the state of the children, and even our officers are working hard to make the life of the children bearable, “he added.
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