Kavuludi team rolls out forums to educate Kenyans on police vetting

NPSC boss Johnston Kavuludi

NAIROBI: The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has rolled out public sensitisation forums across the country ahead of the scheduled vetting of junior police officers.

Commission chairman Johnston Kavuludi said the forums are aimed at ensuring the public is aware of what is required of them during the exercise.

Speaking in Eldoret during a sensitisation forum attended by senior police officers from Uasin Gishu County, Mr Kavuludi said public information on officers to be vetted was a crucial aspect of the exercise.

“There is no way the vetting exercise will be successful without involving the public and this is why we will hold sensitisation forums across the country ahead of the exercise,” said Kavuludi.

Kavuludi, who was accompanied by officials from NPSC, stressed the need for accountability in the workforce, saying it was the only way of restoring public confidence in the police service.

“We need the public to give us information about the officers to be vetted to enable the committee to make informed decisions on whether the officers are fit to continue serving in the police service,” he added.

TARGETTED OFFICERS

He said the sensitisation exercise will involve traffic police, investigative departments, officers commanding stations and their deputies which will make them at ease by sensitising them on the need to be vetted.

He urged the officers not to panic ahead of the exercise, saying the process was meant to restore sanity and enhance service delivery in the police force.

“We want the police to view vetting as a platform to improve service delivery and not one that is meant to harass, discipline and show the door police officers,” he said.

Assistant Inspector General of Police Boniface Maingi cautioned the police against influencing the vetting process, saying the commission will rely on factual information.

He also cautioned the vetting officers against receiving misleading information about the exercise scheduled to commence in January.