Editor's Review

The committee will serve for a period of nine months and the CS may extend the period as it may be necessary. 

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has appointed a technical committee on review and development of legislative and policy reforms for the National Police Service (NPS) and the National Youth Service (NYS).

In a gazette notice dated August 30, 2024, Kindiki noted that the committee will focus on legislative changes, policy drafting, and public consultations over the next nine months.

The committee will be chaired by Kepha Onyiso with Musita Anyangu as vice chairperson and Charles Otieno as technical advisor.

The members of the committee are Marion Muriithi (Office of the Attorney General), Seth Masese, (Office of the Attorney General), Seko Brenda (Office of the Attorney General), Olivia Simiyu (Office of the Attorney General), Buhere Jay Sikuku (Office of the Attorney General) and James Nombi (Kenya Law Reform Commission).

Others are Susan Kamau (Kenya Law Reform Commission), Maurice Okoth (Internal Security), Rogers Marindi (Internal Security) and Dickson Magosti (Internal Security).

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The joint secretaries of the committee are Peter Karanjah (Internal Security), Charles Ismail Otieno (National Police Service), Judith Chebet Koech (National Police Service Commission) and Festis Kinoti (IPOA).

File Image of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki.

Others are William Kailo Munyoki (government chemist), Nicholas Makokha (National Youth Service) and Humprey Young (State Department of Correctional Services).

Kindiki stated that the committee may create sub-committees for efficient discharge of its functions and hold consultative engagements with stakeholders and the public to gather views and proposals.

At the same time, he added that he may extend the duration of the tenure of the committee as it may be necessary for completion of its task.

"The duration of the technical committee shall be a period of nine months with effect from the 23rd August 2024, and the Cabinet Secretary may extend the duration of the technical committee for such longer period as may be necessary for the completion of its terms of reference," Kindiki remarked.

The NPS and NYS reforms were proposed by a taskforce headed by former Chief Justice David Maraga and included a 40 percent salary increase.