Just a year shy of a decade of efforts to entrench reforms in the National Police Service (NPS), it depicts a worrying image courtesy of unethical conduct of officers.
The reforms, marked by the launch of Service Standing Orders by the pioneer Inspector-General of Police David Kimaiyo that were accelerated by his predecessor Joseph Boinnet, has had the nation pregnant with expectation of transforming the police from a “force” to a “service”. Indisputably, great milestones have been achieved — such as police vetting, reorganisation and change of the police structure and the establishment and strengthening of the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU).
