IG Kanja orders probe into plain-clothed officers filmed in Ol Kalou
Key points
- IG Kanja ordered identification of plain-clothed officers filmed in Ol Kalou on polling day.
- Reports said officers arrived in Land Cruisers and Toyotas and entered a polling station in the afternoon.
- Unidentified armed or plain-clothed deployments fuel intimidation fears and by-election disputes.
If voters cannot tell police from goons, democracy is already half-lost. Eastleigh Voice reports that IG Kanja ordered a probe into the identity of plain-clothed officers recorded traversing Ol Kalou during polling, after accounts that they stormed a polling station in the afternoon in Land Cruisers and Toyotas.
Civil society had already condemned masked and unidentified armed actors. A named investigation with published outcomes would rebuild a sliver of trust; a quiet file would confirm the worst fears.
What the probe must answer
Who authorised the deployment, what orders they carried, and whether any officer broke electoral rules. Body-worn camera policy and clearly marked uniforms exist for this reason.
Link this file to the wider DCI goon inquiry so transport, command and cash trails meet in one picture.
Public standard
Election security must be visible, accountable and equal — not a convoy of mysteries at 3 p.m.
Security contacts: directory.
Based on Eastleigh Voice reporting of the IG’s probe order.