Reforms is the catchword. But, advises Mr Halake Duba, Internal Security Minister George Saitoti and Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere should not be deluded much would come out of their efforts if they do not clean up the Kenya Police Training College in Kiganjo.

"Who will tell the Government that the college stands out as the main culprit in breeding inefficiency and corruption? It is illogical to change top brass at Vigilance House or target officers in the field while leaving the college untouched," he says.

Duba adds that most of the problems police are blamed for start from their training, which mixes more attributes of bad cops and less of good ones. This, he suggests, often means the graduates consider the public as an enemy and a police officer an authority who should never be questioned. This turns the motto, Utumishi kwa Wote (service to all), on its head.

"Corruption and other improprieties are the order of the day. Any serious trainee is usually left dejected and demotivated. Some instructors are stuck in the thinking and policies of past regimes," he says.

Sounds like a good place to start Prof Saitoti, doesn’t it?