{UAH} Police bribes routed through mobile money
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Traffic police cops on duty on the Nothern by-pass road
Through this arrangement, they easily beat the hordes of undercover detectives, deployed to catch bribe takers and givers in Kampala. Taxi drivers interviewed for this article confirmed they had at least paid a bribe to a police officer through mobile money transfer or cash.
On the Kampala-Luzira route, a taxi driver who only identified himself as Mubiru said; "It is true we have their [phone] numbers and if you don't have money or if they [police]know you well, you can just send them money on their phones, that is easier than giving cash because they [traffic] fear the CIID could arrest them," he said.
He adds, however, that the mobile money mode of payment is only applicable to those who ply mainly city routes and its outskirts like Ntinda, Luzira, Bwaise, Kamwokya and Bweyogerere. Another driver said most veteran drivers who have good rapport with senior traffic officers do pay through mobile money transfers.
At the Old taxi park, a driver called Musisi said; "What we do is that the officer sits in your taxi and you drive as if you are heading to Central police station (CPS) then you carry out the transaction, when it is complete, you drop them back at their work station."
When contacted, Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Ibin Ssenkumbi said he was not aware of the mobile money route. He, however, sounded relaxed about it.
"We have the technology to get them, if you have given them money [traffic officers], just text us a message and we will follow that, people should inform us because they don't pay willingly," he said.
Gen Kale Kayihura, the Inspector General of Police, has ordered a crackdown on bribe givers and bribe takers.
"While we recognise that bribery and corruption remain one of the biggest challenges, the Professional Standards Unit (PSU), has made significant achievements in fighting the vices," Kayihura told journalists recently.
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