Dear Joyce, Please forward to the GWS membership on behalf of Sambau.
Regards Jonathan This is a piece of paper that is handy to have in your car. Please forward it to all . If you are stopped for a minor traffic offence in Kenya, please follow the following simple rules 1. Demand that the officer identify him/herself through an appointment certificate OR through the name and number normally pinned on their uniform. 2. Equally always identify yourself by a driver's license or ID document. 3. Please do not allow police officers to get into your car when you have been stopped for a minor traffic offence. (Your car is private property and technically the police require a search warrant to enter your car, but we are normally polite and allow them to look in the boot etc.) 4. If you are being charged with a minor traffic offence, the paper work can normally be done on the spot - it's called a "bail bond" or "police bail". You make a cash payment and get an official receipt (which is also a notice to appear in court on a future date). If it cannot be issued on the spot, insist that you follow a police car to the nearest police station and then ensure that the bail bond is issued at the police station. Please also note that all minor traffic offences in Kenya are indeed eligible for "bail bond" or "police bail" - there is absolutely no justification for you to be locked up at a police station for minor traffic offences (But this is a threat normally used to scare people) 5. Never allow a police officer to take the keys of your car from the ignition - this is illegal. 6. Be polite and non-confrontational at all times. Mr. Jacques CARSTENS Chief Technical Coordinator Programme Coordination Office Governance, Justice, Law and Order Sector (GJLOS) Reform Programme Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Kenya Cell:+254 0723 919539 Tel:+254-20-224029/55/82x116 or DL 215974 E-mail: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
