Aspiring police officer ends up behind bars

Mary Nyagothie Korori (left), James Juma Mwaura (centre) and Samuel Njoroge (right) outside Bondeni Police Station, Nakuru after Mwaura and Njoroge were arrested for allegedly soliciting a bribe from her.

NAIROBI, KENYA: A young man’s dream of joining the police service turned into a nightmare when he was arrested and locked up at Nyeri Police Station.

The aspiring law enforcer, who was among hundreds of youths who had turned up at a recruitment centre in Nyeri, found himself on the wrong side of the law after the Police Recruitment Committee accused him of presenting a fake Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate.