IG Koome hosts former CJ Maraga for talks on improving police welfare

IG Koome hosts former CJ Maraga for talks on improving police welfare

Inspector General of Police, Japhet Koome (L), with former Chief Justice David Maraga at Koome's office in Nairobi on January 16, 2023. | PHOTO: @NPSOfficial_KE/Twitter

Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome on Monday hosted former Chief Justice David Maraga at his office in Nairobi.

The former CJ leads the National Task-force on Improvement of the Terms and Conditions of Service and other Reforms for Members of the National Police Service and Prison Service, recently appointed by President William Ruto.

The two leaders agreed on the support and mutual cooperation expected from both sides to facilitate the collection of views from the police officers on the ground to improve their welfare.

Maraga was accompanied by his deputy in the task-force, Carole Kariuki. Also present were Deputy Inspector General of the Kenya Police Service Edward Mbugua and the Deputy Inspector General of the Administration Police Service, Noor Gabow.

Others are the Director of Criminal Investigations, Mohamed Amin, and the Principal Assistant to the IG, Abdallah Komesha.

In a gazette notice dated December 21, President Ruto noted that there is need to improve the working conditions of police officers and the government is working to ensure they have adequate resources to execute their mandate.

He mandated the Maraga-led task-force with reviewing and recommending improvement on the terms and conditions of service, identifying and recommending legal policy institutional and operational reforms in NPS and KPS, and recommending matters related to police welfare in all cadres of the police force. 

"The imperative of strengthening the security sector remains a national priority and the primary means of surmounting the emerging and dynamic security challenges we face," the Head of State said at the time. 

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