President William Ruto has directed the Interior Ministry to begin sourcing electric vehicles for the National Police Service (NPS).
Speaking on Tuesday, December 2, Ruto said the shift to electric mobility will help end recurring fuel shortages that often hinder police operations and will also cut government spending on fuel.
He instructed Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen to start the process of identifying suitable models for officers.
"We will agree on how police vehicles will no longer run out of fuel. We now have electric vehicles that can get the job done. We will purchase vehicles that run on electricity so we can stop using fuel. Minister, go and find electric vehicles so we can buy them for our officers," he said.
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Elsewhere, this comes a day after Ruto directed the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, to go after goons and their financiers.
Speaking on Monday, December 1, in Nairobi, Ruto said goons cannot be allowed to undermine security in the country.
The Head of State emphasised that those responsible for the acts of goonism witnessed in the country must be held accountable under the law.
"We are a country that follows the rule of law. Those who use young people as goons to cause chaos, fight citizens, and bring harm are people we cannot tolerate.
"I have already instructed our Inspector General of Police that all these individuals must face strict legal action so that we can end hooliganism and the activities that undermine safety in our nation of Kenya," he said.
Ruto’s directive came after Murkomen pointed out the surge in the use of goons by politicians.
Murkomen highlighted that politicians, when going to meetings, mobilise armed goons to cheer them.
"There is a phenomenon that has grown in the country where politicians, when they want to go for meetings they have to mobilise goons to cheer them. They are carrying machetes, rungus and other things.
"The most important thing we have to deal with in the next few months is to make sure we deal with the issue of goons across the country, and this must be done without fear or favour, it must be done indiscriminately," he stated.
