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A police officer dismissed over allegations of deserting duty is appealing to the Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet to be reinstatement.
Peter Maosa from Malakisi Police Station said his dismissal was over a disputed piece of land he had bought at Malakisi, but was transferred to Mberere Police Post in Nandi County on April 18, 2016.
He was required to report immediately but appealed and now believes that “my transfer was a well-calculated move so that I don’t pursue the matter of getting my piece of land further. The person who was claiming ownership was a powerful individual in the area.”
Maosa did not report to the new station and now claims that even the officer who was to replace him at Malakisi Police Station has never reported to date.
The officer said that a year later, his salary was stopped. “I have not received my salary since July last year, yet I was never assigned any duty nor removed from the duty roster. A warrant for my arrest was later issued for allegedly deserting duty and I moved to court to stop my arrest as I was innocent,” he stated.
Maosa was accused of deserting duty for 10 days without leave from August 28, 2016 to September 7, 2016 and that he ignored summons to explain his whereabouts.
His charge sheet reads: “That on the 5th day of December 2016, Peter Maosa, at 8.00am at Malakisi Police Station in Bungoma County, being an officer of the National Police Service, deserted duty without the authority of the Inspector General.”
His case was heard at Sirisia Law Courts on June 26, 2018 and Senior Resident Magistrate Lilian Kiniale ruled that the matter be solved out of court upon request of the parties involved. The matter was therefore withdrawn in accordance with section 87A of the Criminal Procedure Code. The officer was then required to report back to Malakisi Police Station and be reinstated immediately, but that never happened.
He reported to the station on July 3 this year, but was told to wait for communication from the area OCPD Antony Njeru the following day.
“I met the OCPD and was told to wait for communication from him and I have been waiting ever since. I have forwarded the complaint to the National Police Service, but I have received no response. What I want is my job back and to be paid my salary that was stopped in full. My three university-going children dropped out of school and banks have blacklisted and referred me to the Credit Reference Bureau for defaulting on loan repayments. I have developed ulcers and high blood pressure due to the problems I am facing because I am the sole bread winner for my family,” he said.
Bungoma West Police OCPD Antony Njeru, when contacted, said he was aware of the matter but declined to give further details.
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