Politics and policy
Police shake up could come with new perks
A traffic police officer inspects one the tuk tuks with fake documents. Photo/FILE
Posted Monday, December 21 2009 at 00:00
The current complaints body is the Office of the Ombudsman also known as Public Complaints Standing Committee (PCSC) which collects views from members of the public.
It then compiles a report and sends it to the various ministries for action.
Ministries and other government bodies are, however, not accountable to it but are under the PSC. Members of the force will be answerable to the body. Mr Vincent Kimutai of the Institute of Legal Affairs says the reforms must be comprehensive and all inclusive if they are to have a positive impact.
“The reforms must not be done primarily by the government and must include even security players in the private sector,” he says.
The pace of the reforms must also be fast if the violence witnessed last year is to be avoided, says Mr Kimutai.
The deadline should be before the 2012 general election, he says.
Some of the reforms will take a longer time since they depend on parliamentary approval such as the Police Reforms Bill, bills to create the PSC and the Police Reforms Implementation Commission.
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