Justice and Security
With 191 cases reported since the beginning of the year to-date, compared to 184 reported for the same period last year, the latest Weekly Police Report shows that murder is on the increase. The number of people who have died in road accidents has gone up to 378 from 365 for the same period last year. However, rape and theft of motor vehicles have gone down significantly. Armed robberies where guns and knives WRE used have also gone down slightly with 1,808 cases reported this year compared to 1815 reported for the same period last year. Passion killings also need the President's urgent attention and deserve the setting up of a team of experts to investigate the causes."Criminals come from all backgrounds, as do their victims," said the President on November 3 last year. "We shall continue to fight crime, including corruption, through better strategies that are being developed for prevention, policing and prosecution. I am pleased to report that we are already seeing success as a result of these strategies."
Fourteen suspected robbers have been shot dead by police since the beginning of the year, including unarmed suspects. The President promised to employ 2 ,050 additional police last year, but at the beginning of this year, an announcement was made to the effect that that would not be possible because of the economic recession. The purchase of three helicopters for the new Police Air Support branch should have made a difference that the President should reflect upon. Corruption? We shall be listening. The President perhaps forgot to mention during his inaugural address that his government would do things in a transparent manner. The President should also make a statement on the achievements of the Judicial Case Management System introduced two years ago.
