5 Mar 2017 in National Assembly:
This Act may be cited as the National Police Service (Amendment) Act, 2016.
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5 Mar 2017 in National Assembly:
The National Police Service Act, (in this Act referred to as “the principal Act”), is amended in section 2 by inserting in proper alphabetical sequence the following new definition-
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5 Mar 2017 in National Assembly:
“Injury suffered on duty” means an illness or injury sustained by a member of the Service whilst in the execution of their duties or in the course of travel to or from a place of duty. In Clause 3, the principal Act is amended by inserting the following new section immediately after Section 72- 72A(1), “A member of the service who sustains a wound or injury or contracts an illness while on duty or undergoing training is, under such conditions and for such period as may be prescribed, entitled to be provided with medical, dental and psychological or other necessary---”
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5 Mar 2017 in National Assembly:
Yes. As I was rightfully saying, this has come as a surprise to many that I am bringing these amendments. In 2009, the Government adopted the Ransley Report, which was meant to reform blue prints adopted regarding the police service. In the process, the Government came up with an insurance scheme that was to cover police officers and their families. That has not happened very well. We have tried to get information from the National Police Service with regard to this matter. As a matter of fact, Parliament wrote to the National Police Service to request for this information. There ...
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5 Mar 2017 in National Assembly:
The number of police officers who have died in the line of duty in the year 2014 are 40 and 77 were injured. In the year 2015, 28 police officers were killed and 102 were injured. This 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.
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5 Mar 2017 in National Assembly:
is as per the Annual Crime Report for those particular years. When we make laws, we need to ensure that we put faces on them. We need to ensure that those we represent are equally well catered for. I would like to give two or three particular incidences where Kenyans have forgotten the names of those officers. Constable Boniface Oketch from Soweto Police Station was shot and killed on 28th March 2017 while he and his colleagues were pursuing a gang in Kayole. We need to look at what is going to happen to his family. On 12th January 2016, ...
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22 Nov 2016 in National Assembly:
Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. This is an amendment that I proposed. As Hon. A.B. Duale rightfully put it, this is an amendment that we did not just discuss at length with the KP and other stakeholders, but at the Committee stage. I would have expected a bit of professional courtesy from the Chair - forgive me for raising it here - to call me to the Committee meeting. This is because an amendment I had moved was being reserved by the President. As Hon. A.B. Duale rightfully put it, there are some parts to this, including the fact that ...
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22 Nov 2016 in National Assembly:
Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. This is an amendment that I proposed. As Hon. A.B. Duale rightfully put it, this is an amendment that we did not just discuss at length with the KP and other stakeholders, but at the Committee stage. I would have expected a bit of professional courtesy from the Chair - forgive me for raising it here - to call me to the Committee meeting. This is because an amendment I had moved was being reserved by the President. As Hon. A.B. Duale rightfully put it, there are some parts to this, including the fact that ...
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