{"id":116229,"date":"2025-06-09T15:03:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/president-rutos-police-commission-nominees-vow-reforms\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T15:03:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:03:21","slug":"president-rutos-police-commission-nominees-vow-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/president-rutos-police-commission-nominees-vow-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ruto\u2019s Police Commission nominees vow reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 9 \u2013 President William Ruto\u2019s nominees to the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) have pledged to champion deep reforms, transparency, and improved public trust in the police service, if approved by Parliament.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Appearing before the Administration and Internal Security Committee, the three nominees \u2014 Prof Collette Suda, Benjamin Juma Imai, and Peris Muthoni Kimani \u2014 defended their suitability and laid out their vision for a more accountable, inclusive, and modern National Police Service.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers questioned Suda, who previously served as Principal Secretary for Higher Education and Research and as Chief Administrative Secretary during former President Uhuru Kenyatta\u2019s tenure, on why she was willing to take up the post despite sentiments she is overqualified.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to say I have had extensive experience in academia and public service, and I believe it\u2019s only fair that I share it while serving in this position,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

She was responding to Committee Chair Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West), who asked whether her qualifications might overmatch the role given her long public service record.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you think you are overqualified for the position, given your vast experience and qualifications?\u201d Tongoyo posed.<\/p>\n

The nominee promised to push for enhanced budgetary allocation for the National Police Service to support long-overdue reforms often hindered by financial constraints.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat needs to be achieved is the establishment of an efficient, transparent, and accountable service. This is a group of Kenyans who interact with citizens to provide security,\u201d Suda told the committee.<\/p>\n

Diversity and gender inclusivity <\/h2>\n

Committee Vice Chair Diddo Rasso (Saku) questioned her on what steps she would take to promote diversity and gender inclusivity in a police service, a historically male-dominated agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow are you likely to promote diversity and gender inclusion in the National Police Service once approved for the post?\u201d Rasso asked.<\/p>\n

Suda, who declared a net worth of Sh175 million in real estate, vehicles, savings, and other assets, emphasized the need for a well-supported, citizen-centered police service.<\/p>\n

Benjamin Juma Imai, a retired Assistant Inspector General with a career spanning four decades, vowed to lead efforts to restore public trust and cleaning up the police service.<\/p>\n

Saku MP Diddo Rasso questioned him on the issue of extrajudicial killings and the lack of accountability that has eroded public confidence in the National Police Service.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolice have been associated with extrajudicial actions. How will you rebuild public confidence in the NPS and NPSC, which has depleted over the years?\u201d Rasso asked.<\/p>\n

Juma pledged to implement firm reforms, anchored in the recommendations of the taskforce chaired by former Chief Justice David Maraga, to streamline police operations and address the lack of accountability.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the Maraga report, I will undertake police reforms. We must examine the organizational structure and ensure accountability of police officers,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Juma, who declared a net worth of Sh27 million, stressed the importance of empowering oversight bodies such as the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to hold police officers responsible for constitutional violations.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur institutions must [be] strengthened to fast-track oversight. We will restore trust through public apologies and by making officers accountable,\u201d Juma asserted.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 9 \u2013 President William Ruto\u2019s nominees to the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) have pledged to champion deep reforms, transparency, and improved public trust in the police service, if approved by Parliament. Appearing before the Administration and Internal Security Committee, the three nominees \u2014 Prof Collette Suda, Benjamin Juma Imai, and Peris […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116229\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}