Parliament orders Johnstone Kavuludi to postpone police training commencement

NPSC chairperson Johnstone Kavuludi. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDRD]

NAIROBI, KENYA: The National Assembly has ordered police employer, the National Police Service Commission to push forward the August 5 reporting date for recruits pending probe.

The order was issued during the Wednesday morning sitting by parliament’s administration and national security chairman Asman Kamama following an outcry by MPs who termed the recently concluded recruitment a sham.

Consequently Kamama has ordered Johnstone Kavukludi of National Police Service Commission (NPSC) and CID director Ndegwa Muhoro to appear before his committee on Monday as parliament begins a parallel investigation over allegations of bribery, nepotism and political interference during the July 14 exercise.

Also summoned to appear before the parliamentary committee is the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) chairperson Mumo Matemu.

EACC had also launched its own investigations.

Six thousand recruits were expected to report at the Kenya Police Training College in Kiganjo, Nyeri County as 4,000 of those recruited as Administration Police reported to Embakasi, Nairobi County.

The postponement order comes as a section of MPs and civil society demand for the cancellation of the outcome to allow fresh recruitment.