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Inspector General of Police Hilary Mutyambai has moved to streamline clearance of VIPs on roads and highways, which would see majority of Cabinet Secretary and other senior government officials lose their priority status. Among those not categorized are the Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice, despite presiding over an independent arm of government.
In a directive, which takes effect immediately, Mutyambai has placed VIPs in various categories to indicate the level of priority they should be accorded while travelling by road.
Category 1 has the President, the Deputy President, the First Lady, the Cabinet Secretaries for Defense, Interior and Foreign Affairs and the Interior Principal Secretary.(kwani hii position huwa powerful aje?)
Those in Category 2 are the Chief of Defense Forces, Service Commanders of Defense Forces, Inspector General of the National Police Service, the Deputy Inspector General – Kenya Police Service and the Deputy Inspector General – Administration Police Service.
Category 3 has the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Speaker of the Senate and the Majority Leader of the National Assembly.
CATEGORY 4
• Retired Presidents
• Retired Prime Minister
CATEGORY 5
• Ambulances
• Fire Brigade
“Any other vehicles will require authority by officers in charge of traffic in respective regions on special cases,” he said.
Those who will not enjoy the privilege of road clearance include Governors, Senators and MPs.
“Any Government vehicle found violating traffic regulations especially those overlapping, the drivers shall be arrested and charged in accordance with the law and are expected to follow normal traffic,” the statement added.
The IG warned that drivers of government vehicles found flouting the rules will be arrested and charged.
Now these mcas and county execs can give us a break