Police reforms on course, says IG Douglas Kanja
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja.
The Inspector General of National Police Service, Douglas Kanja, has said the ongoing police reforms are still on course.
He made the remarks during an impromptu tour of various police stations in Nyeri and Meru counties.
The IG has been touring police stations across the country since Monday to engage with the officers about service delivery and ongoing reforms.
On Wednesday, he toured Karatina, Kiamariga and Mweiga stations in Nyeri.
He said efforts were being made to improve the working environment for police officers to enable them to serve the public more effectively and efficiently.
On Thursday, Mr Kanja made an inspection tour of Timau Police Station in Meru County.
The IG has been making impromptu visits to engage with the officers about service delivery and ongoing reforms.
He said efforts were being made to improve the working environment for police officers to enable them to serve the public more effectively and efficiently.
During a media briefing, the IG spoke on key issues, including strategies to accelerate the ongoing modernisation of the National Police Service, policy and legal reforms, automation of services, improvements in working conditions, and enhancing the operational capacity of the Service.
Mr Kanja said the NPS will digitise and connect all police stations in the country in a bid ease the work of the police and reduce cases of corruption as well.
"The digitisation of police stations and services aims to modernise operations to meet the changing demands of policing in the digital age"
He underscored the critical role of digitization in transforming police stations into centers of excellence in service delivery and effective policing, adding the need to digitise the Occurrence Book and the introduction of instant fines and ticketing systems, particularly for traffic offences.
He urged police officers to work strictly within the confines of the law and work ethics, assuring them that he will defend those who are wrongly accused in the line of duty.
The IG said the government was still investigating reported cases of some police officers who were allegedly injured during the peacekeeping mission in Haiti.
Also present during the tour was the DIG-APS, Mr Gilbert Masengeli, among other senior NPS officers.