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    "speaker_name": "The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration",
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    "content": "(Hon. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is true that there is a policy on how an officer should stay in one station. However, for a long time that policy has not been implemented. It has now been decided that going forward, no officer who has served for more than three years should remain in the station they are serving. The signal went out two weeks ago the day when the taskforce on police reforms presented their progress report to the President. Now, it is part of the policy reforms we have initiated. We have given the police command a maximum of 60 days to make sure that all officers countrywide who have stayed for more than three years must be transferred. Secondly, on the question of involvement of politicians in the appointment of chiefs and assistant chiefs, I agree. I hope that the proposal by Sen. Dullo is in sync with the proposal by the Chairman of the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. The Senator for Baringo County, who is the Chair of the said Committee, recommended that there was need for public participation in hiring of chiefs. I do not think public involvement means meddling by politicians. It just means that politicians, just like everybody else, can give their views, but the decision remains with the Government. I know what Sen. Dullo is pursuing is the actual meddling, where politicians want to decide who becomes chief. That is wrong. We should encourage public participation, including that of leaders because they also have views. However, perhaps the decision should involve more people. Those are some of the policy proposals we are willing to look at. However, the three-year transfer is mandatory. In fact, the directive by the Government is that any officer after 60 days, who continues to resist for whatever reason and does not move to a new station, shall have their salary stopped. It is that serious. Those handling sensitive operations are normally moved after one year. This is because kinetic work and operations they engage in are extremely demanding. After one year, we rotate them so that they can serve even if is the same sensitive operation, but in a different station. However, for general police duties, in three years you must move. If you do not, then the salary is stopped."
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