Police training chief proposes nine-month course for recruits
A past Kenya Police passout parade. The Kenya Police Training College Commandant Joseph Ashimala wants police recruits trained for nine, instead of 15, months. Photo/FILE
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Kenya Police Training College Deputy Commandant Joseph Ashimala said duration of the course and revision of the curriculum were essential for the Service to realise its mandate.
The Kenya Police Training College Deputy Commandant Joseph Ashimala wants police recruits trained for nine, instead of 15, months.
Mr Ashimala said this would enable recruiting of more police officers without straining the budget and beef security across the country.
"Training in the police force is mostly continuous and the prolonged six months can be used to recruit new potential security officers and improve state security," Mr Ashimala said.
He was responding to questions during his vetting by the National Police Service Commission led by chairman Johnstone Kavuludi.
He said the duration of the course and revision of the curriculum were essential for the Service to realise its mandate.
The fifteen months course was introduced as part of the ongoing police reforms targeting to improve service delivery to the public.
The vetting of top police officers is intended to improve efficiency in the Service notorious for human rights violations and corruption.
Five deputy commissioners were vetted Wednesday, the second day of a phase that targets 23 deputy commissioners.
In December, seven senior deputy commissioners were vetted with three of them - Francis Okonya, Jonathan Koskei and Peter Eregae – being retired after the commission found them unsuitable.
