officer bibiberone ganguma finay agreed.he says she became a police officer to serve society, not to work against it. her office in mombasa is a safe place for many people, especially women. shshe promises to help them wih their problems. this should be a given, but it's not always the case in kenya. the police often have a reputation as thugs or the enemy, not as friends and helpers. or they take bribes for favors. officer ganguma tries to relate to people as equals. biberone: there is a big gap between us and the community. i always put it t this way -- tt woman n is the bridge betwtweee commmmunity and us police. reporter: she tells us further, most of the time when women come and have informatition, they'e afraid to reveal it. the women are afraid of being branded as a traitor, or of colluding with the police. fatuma shafi didn't get any help from the police after her husband was shot to death. she supports her family by selling baked goods. and she volunteers in her community as a kind of peace ambassador. fatuma: if th