Shame as police driver causes accident while driving on wrong side
A police driver on Monday morning caused an accident while driving on the wrong side of Mbagathi Road.
Theofficer driving police vehicle registration number GKB 750D hit another vehicle, destroying its bumper.
The incident was photographed by activist Boniface Mwangi who then shared of pictures of the scene on Twitter.
Mwangi wrote how on taking the photos, a female officer who was seated on the co-driver’s seat has asked him to deletes the photos.
GKB 750D causes an accident while driving on the wrong side of Mbagathi Road. @NPSOfficial_KE @Ma3Route pic.twitter.com/88HbMD5259
— Boniface Mwangi (@bonifacemwangi) November 13, 2017
The activist apparently refused to delete the photos.
The female officer took a photo of him and Mwangi responded in kind.
The officer in the front seat told me to stop taking pics,l refused,she came out,told me to delete them,l refused. She took a photo of me, and l returned the favour? @Ma3Route pic.twitter.com/SPT94t7GDJ
— Boniface Mwangi (@bonifacemwangi) November 13, 2017
Kenyans on Twitter had a lot to say about a police vehicle being driven on the wrong side.
I have always argued … unless you are an ambulance or fire engine, where are you rushing to that you had not planned for? I do not give way to GKs. My friends know that! They point at me with those walkie-talkies with half their torsos out of the windows but I do not move!
— LawLad Ebole (@RolandEbole) November 13, 2017
Damages caused..
Let the man be compensated even for the time lost cos of recklessness of the cop— Moses Aneti Nyabuto (@moses_aneti) November 13, 2017
It is utter madness and a daredevil move to drive on the wrong side on that stretch of Mbagathi Rd. It’s akin to taking a plunge from the top of a fully matured coconut tree and expecting to blissfully walk away such a stupid act!
— Zahra Wairimu (@zahrawairimu) November 13, 2017
And with regards to Mwangi’s confrontation with the female officer;
Whilst one can take photos of a public area while in public, you can also appreciate some people do not like their photos taken. There are legitimate privacy concerns in today’s world. I would not want my image on twitter without my consent
— mbugua nduati (@mbuguanduati) November 13, 2017
Such incidents expose the poor training our officers receive ( media & community policing strategies). The accident may have been just that, an accident, but her reaction just shifts the blame. Another example of poor leadership by @JBoinnet at the @NPSOfficial_KE @PoliceKE
— TONY (@TONY65934417) November 13, 2017
She must have been a very disturbed officer. Just from the image you can read the frustrations
— Majani Chasia God’s (@ChasiaMJ) November 13, 2017
Surprised some Kenyans see wrong in what you did,, you can only defend Kenya police if you’ve never encountered them.This is courage.
— andaye kefa (@andaye_kefa) November 13, 2017