Explain six challenges faced by the Kenya Police Service in the course of discharging their duties.
Answer:
-Lack of support/negative attitude from the members of the public who refuse/withhold useful information.
-Corruption among some officers renders them ineffective in discharging their duties.
-Inadequate transport facilities hampers their movement thereby making it difficult for them to respond to emergencies.
-Sophisticated weapons used by criminals threatens/endangers police officers’ lives.
-Inadequate modern communication equipment makes it difficult for them to relay/pass confidential information.
-Interference by politicians/ members of the public demoralizes/frustrates their efforts.
-Betrayal by some officers who collide with the criminals to break
the law/subvert justice
-Inadequate training of the officers renders them incompetent in discharging their duties.
-Increased acts of terrorism/crime.
-Poor working and living conditions e.g. poor housing/low salaries.