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    "id": 1021512,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiambaa, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Paul Koinange",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1775,
        "legal_name": "Paul Koinange",
        "slug": "paul-koinange"
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    "content": " The second Statement is on police reforms, requested by Hon. Masara. I wish to state as follows: The main objectives of the reforms were to ensure transformation of the police organisation into a professional and accountable police service practising a style of policing that is responsive to the needs of local communities for efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery that members of public can trust. The implementation of police reforms is guided by the Constitution, the National Police Service Act of 2011, the National Police Service Commission Act of 2011 and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority Act of 2011, among other relevant Acts of Parliament. Police reforms have been achieved under the institutional, legislative and policy thematic areas. Under the institutional reforms thematic area, the following key reform institutions have been developed: the establishment of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), an external oversight body to investigate complaints against police by members of the public; the establishment of the Directorate of Internal Affairs Unit (DIAU), an internal oversight to provide an internal mechanism to receive and investigate complaints against police, by the public, and police against police, and; the development of the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) policy that promotes uniform standards of police discipline and good order in the service and keeping a record of complaints or investigations made. Under the legislative reforms thematic area, the Government has enacted the National Police Service Act of 2011, the National Police Service Commission Act of 2011 and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority Act, 2011. The implementation of the Acts of Parliament has straightened the National Police Service Commission, the Office of the Inspector General and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority as institutions within the NPS, to deliver their specific mandates. Hon. Speaker, under the policy thematic areas, the following achievements have been made so far: the service’s standing orders have been developed to guide police officers while carrying out their policing duties; the development of the NPS community policing guidelines to address enhanced cooperation between the police and members of the public, and; the development of the discipline’s regulations to ensure that police officers adhere to set out standards of discipline. To address psychosocial and stress related problems among officers, the Government has put in place the following measures: developed a counselling policy which provides the framework of undertaking psychosocial support and counselling services by police officers, and; established the Directorate of Chaplaincy, Counselling and Psychosocial Support to oversee the service. A pilot counselling and rehabilitation centre has been established in Ruaraka, Nairobi and is also to be rolled out of Nairobi. To transform the previous police force into a police service, the Government has continuously developed and enhanced skills and capacities of its officers through targeted training and capacity building programmes. Further, the Government has put in place the following measures to enhance training and capacity building in the NPS. It has developed a new police training curriculum for basic training and for cadet officers. The curriculum incorporates modules for human rights, community policing and contemporary issues on such areas as terrorism. The programme has also developed the NPS community policing guidelines to ensure a sustainable working relationship between the police and members of the public. The Government has conducted regular and continuous training and re-training of officers on human rights, public order management, crowd control, advanced crime investigation, community policing and cybercrime, among others. They have also developed the National Police Service (NPS) Code of Conduct to ensure that police officers adhere to the prescribed conduct and ethics. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}