Buruburu OCPD Francis Mureithi is implicated as one of the defiant police officers who have refused to comply with Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki’s directive to dismantle roadblocks, aimed at ensuring unrestricted movement for city motorists. Despite Kindiki’s order last year to remove all roadblocks, Mureithi, along with a group of rogue officers from Buruburu Police Station, continues to operate a roadblock on Saturday nights, starting from midnight. This roadblock, positioned at the junction of Kariobangi South and Buruburu estates, serves as a hotspot for corrupt practices, with Mureithi and his associates allegedly extorting millions from innocent motorists, many of whom are accused of drunk driving.
The corruption at this location extends beyond nighttime, as the junction is reportedly notorious for corrupt traffic cops during the day. There is an expectation that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) will intervene by setting traps to apprehend dozens of police officers from Buruburu who consistently wear masks to conceal their identities. The prevailing perception among Kenyans is that police officers who wear masks are often associated with corruption, motivated by both shame and a desire to hide their true identities.
