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Kakamega senator apologises after outrage over his humiliating remarks against police service

by Enock Ndayala

Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala has apologized to the National Police Service (NPS) following the uproar his remarks generated.

Senator Malala ruffled feathers in Khwisero Market, Kakamega County after he demeaned police saying the disciplined services do not need highly qualified personnel.

However, in a statement on Wednesday, May 25, the Kakamega gubernatorial hopeful said he holds the police service in high esteem adding his sentiments are regrettable.

Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala has apologized to the National Police Service (NPS) following the uproar his remarks generated.
Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala has apologized to the National Police Service (NPS) following the uproar his remarks generated.

The legislator further stated that his remarks were taken out of context.

“My attention has been drawn to a video circulating on social media about my utterances on the police,

“I wish to categorically state that my remarks were taken out of context. Their importance to us cannot be overlooked. It is in light of this that I wish to withdraw my remarks and apologize to our disciplined forces for the discomfort my remarks may have caused,” senator Malala said.

During his Kenya Kwanza rally in Khwisero on Tuesday, May 24, Malala sensationally asked graduates to keep off NPS jobs.

In the viral video, Malala was heard ostensibly belittling the police service saying their job should be a preserve of people who dropped out of school.

The lawmaker said a police officer is only charged with handling a firearm and thus it doesn’t need technical know-how.

“Si kazi ya polisi nikushika tuu bundiki? (“Is police work not about just holding a gun?”

“Provided they got two arms and legs let them join the police service. A police service job only entails handling firearms, which doesn’t need training. Let those who have passed their examinations go to universities as those who failed and dropped out join the police service,” the senator said.

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