21/08/2026
😷 THE TRAFFIC POLICE MASK: COVID… OR THE CORRUPTION VIRUS? 😂
There is something I have been noticing on our roads lately, and I need to know whether I am the only one seeing it.
Our traffic police officers seem to be wearing masks A LOT these days. 😷
Now, I am not a doctor, so I don't know whether COVID is still making rounds in the Police Service, or whether we have discovered a new Kenyan strain called the corruption virus. 😂
But it got me thinking…
Maybe there is actually a serious health reason.
These officers spend hours standing at busy junctions, breathing dust, exhaust fumes and whatever Nairobi decides to throw into the atmosphere that particular day.
If that's the reason, then honestly, they probably need proper protective masks, not those things that look like they were bought in bulk because somebody discovered a tender opportunity. 😂
Speaking of which…
WHO HAS THE TENDER TO SUPPLY THE TRAFFIC POLICE WITH THESE MASKS? 👀
Because the police budget is famously stretched. I wouldn't be surprised if we eventually discover that these are government-issued masks with a 47-page procurement process, three committees, five signatures and a price tag that could buy a boda boda. 😂
But then I noticed something else.
Have you ever really looked at the traffic police cap?
I don't mean the beret.
I mean that specific traffic officer cap.
Because I have a theory.
That thing might have been designed to conceal identity while simultaneously announcing authority. 😂
Think about it.
The officer is in uniform.
Cap on.
Mask on.
Possibly sunglasses.
You obey the hand signal immediately.
But let that same officer finish his shift, remove the mask, remove the cap, change clothes and walk into your neighbourhood…
You will NEVER know that is the same person. 😂
Unless, of course, you meet him at your local pub paying for beer with 50-shilling notes and 100s.
Then you start connecting the dots. 😭😂
But seriously, jokes aside, if the masks are because of dust, pollution and exhaust exposure, then maybe somebody needs to look into the health conditions of these officers.
They spend entire shifts standing literally in the middle of traffic.
If mechanics need protection from fumes, what about the person spending eight hours directing those fumes?
So I am genuinely curious.
Traffic officers — why the masks?
Is it health?
Dust?
Exhaust fumes?
COVID?
Security?
Or is there another reason the public hasn't been told?
And before the comment section becomes a crime scene…
DISCLAIMER: I am JUST making an observation. 😂
I am not inviting any Subarus in my area.
No mysterious men arriving to ask me, “Kichana,you have a problem with traffic police?” 😭😂
I am simply observing what I see on the road.
The next post I make will be about the rungus.
So let us deal with the masks peacefully first. 😂
Now, traffic officers and fellow road users — what have YOU noticed?