{"id":80767,"date":"2024-08-20T09:09:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T09:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/08\/20\/senate-endorses-nomination-of-douglas-kanja-as-ig\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T09:09:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T09:09:06","slug":"senate-endorses-nomination-of-douglas-kanja-as-ig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/senate-endorses-nomination-of-douglas-kanja-as-ig\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate endorses nomination of Douglas Kanja as IG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 20 \u2013 Senators have approved the nomination of Douglas Kanja to become the next Inspector General following his vetting by a joint parliamentary committee.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President William Ruto\u2019s nominee now awaits approval from the National Assembly before taking the helm at the National Police Service (NPS).<\/p>\n<p>The joint committee of National Assembly Administration and Internal Security and Senate Internal Security, Defence and Foreign Relations vetted and approved Kanja.<\/p>\n<p>Baringo Senator William Cheptumo who chairs the Senate Internal Security and Defence Committee moved the motion which was unanimously endorsed by senators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommittees having considered the suitability, competence, experience and integrity of Mr. Douglas Kanja Kirocho, CBS, OGW following the approval process, and taking into account its observations and findings,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution, Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, (Cap. 7F), the National Police Service Act, (Cap. 84), the National Assembly Standing Orders and the Senate Standing Orders, recommend that Parliament approves the nomination of Mr. Douglas Kanja Kirocho, CBS, OGW for appointment as the Inspector-General of the National Police Service.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Supporting the motion,Nyamira Senator Okong\u2019o Omogeni urged Kanja to curtail the impunity by police officers hiding their faces while arresting suspects saying its against the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy should the police arrest people while hiding their faces? Are they thugs? Anybody arresting me, I should be able to know who that person is, I should have a right to inform my lawyer. I want Kenyans to be arrested the way Senator Mandago was arrested,\u201dhe said.<\/p>\n<p>Nominated Senator Crystal Asige emphasized since the Inspector General nominee promised to enhance the rule law,the security agencies should move away from excessive use of force during protests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope the new IG will take note of the court ruling that has pronounced itself clearly about using live bullets, about police in civilian clothing and masked officers. These kind of things cannot continue in the Republic of Kenya, we\u2019re not a banana republic and I hope this will be prioritized by the new IG,\u201dAsige stated.<\/p>\n<p>Mandera Senator Mohammed Chute called upon Kanja once approved to focus on boosting police welfare especially in the housing sector decrying that Security Officers are living in deplorable conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I want to ask Kanja to do immediately he\u2019s confirmed, he must look at the police housing. If you go to industrial area police station today, the way these police officers live, I\u2019ll tell you today, they are not living like human beings,\u201dChute said.<\/p>\n<p>Kanja will be sworn into office once the National Assembly which is on recess approves him for the position.<\/p>\n<p>The position fell vacant after the former Inspector General Japhet Koome resigned after criticism of officers\u2019 conduct during recent antigovernment demonstrations in which dozens of protesters were killed.<\/p>\n<p>President William Ruto said in a statement that he had \u201caccepted the resignation\u201d of Koome, who has served in the role since November 2022.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 20 \u2013 Senators have approved the nomination of Douglas Kanja to become the next Inspector General following his vetting by a joint parliamentary committee. The President William Ruto\u2019s nominee now awaits approval from the National Assembly before taking the helm at the National Police Service (NPS). 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