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Council askaris hang onto a van overloaded with suspects. Many have been accused of brutality and criminal excesses. [File, Standard]
City residents have expressed mixed views over a bill that seeks to jail rogue and brutal city inspectorate officers (askaris) for life.
The Nairobi City County Inspectorate Services Bill states that any ‘askari’ who subjects a person to cruel or inhumane treatment commits a criminal offence, whose punishment is life imprisonment.
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