This archive report was first published on 23 November 2019.
Residents of Kwanza and Endebess areas have accused Endebess Police Station of operating as a kangaroo court, where suspects are not taken to law courts but instead, police officers ask them to negotiate with the accusers.
According to residents, some suspects are even asked to part with money during these negotiations, raising concerns about the integrity of the justice system.
Area MP Ferdinand Wanyonyi and Endebess MP Robert Pukose have been appealed to by the residents to intervene in the matter.
“Some of the suspects are not even taken to court yet we record statements with police at the station,” said Peter Juma, a resident who has been affected by the situation.
Meanwhile, parents in the area have also raised concerns about the sale of beer to minors and the operation of unregistered bars along the Kitale/Eldoret route.
Trans-Nzoia county commissioner Sam Ojwang has been asked to investigate the matter.
