On Monday night, police officers were caught unaware on a CCTV camera breaking into a city bar which had already closed business in compliance with the government’s curfew rules.
According to the owner of Mossy Tavern Bar and Restaurant in Soweto in Kayole, Moses Mwangi, the six police officers who broke into his bar stole cash and crates of alcohol.
Mwangi said, “We had already closed by 9pm Sunday to comply with the government’s regulations on operating hours for bar and restaurants, when the uniformed police officers broke into my bar and carted away crates of alcohol and money stored in a safe box.”
The officers, who are dressed in regular and administration police uniforms, used metal rods to first break down the metallic door of the bar then they proceeded to the counter to steal cash.
In the CCTV footage, one of the police officers, can be seen accessing the counter through the counter grill and removing drinks and handing them over to his colleagues.
Confused and agitated, the bar owner posed, “I am a hardworking businessman who respects the law. I have the documents the government gave me to run my business and now they are hurting me. What does the government want me to do?”
Njiru Sub-county commander Paul Wambugu said the matter is yet to be reported there while Mwangi claims to have lost about Sh122,000 and unknown amount of assorted drinks.
However, Wambugu ascertained that stern action will be taken against officers violating the law.
He said, “Officers will be liable for committing anything illegal. We are asking those affected to report the matter in order to commence investigations.”
The Internal Affairs Unit was directed by the Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai to probe the incident.
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