By Antynet Ford
Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja has ordered City Inspectorate Officers famously referred to as Kanjos to arrest those who film them while executing their arrests across the city.
Sakaja said those filming obstruct the officers from enforcing justice.
The City governor said the people who record the inspectorates do it for sensationalizing and clout chasing.
“Arrest those who record while you’re making arrests. A few people do it for clout chasing and sensationalizing. Order must be maintained because that is obstruction of justice. Do the right thing and your work because they also do not record police officers.” Sakaja ordered.
He admitted that some of the inspectorates do injustice to Nairobians adding that he will support those who observe the laws.
“There might be elements giving Kanjo’s a bad name but know that if you are doing the right thing, as the governor, I am with you.” He said.
This comes as a turnaround as last year October, Sakaja apologized to street vendors harassed by Kanjos compensating them with Sh 10,000 each for the loss incurred during the operation which saw several lost valuables.
At that time, Sakaja indicated that the destruction of the goods of the hawkers was an effort to sabotage his administration, which he said has enjoyed a cordial relationship with the vendors.
The city boss had indicated that the vendors did not deserve such treatment, even though some of them had not met all the legal requirements to operate in the city.
“Even if the traders were operating without the required documentation, including a Medical Certificate from Public Health that every food handler must have for the safety of Nairobians, they did not deserve such treatment and we are dealing with this internally.” Sakaja previously stated.