Police boss David Kimaiyo warned against breaking law

By Rawlings Otieno

Nairobi, Kenya: Some members of the civil society have warned Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo they will seek his removal if he continues taking unilateral decisions that are against the law.

Centre for Law and Research International (Clarion) and the Coalitionfor Constitutional Implementation (CCI) said Kimaiyo should work with the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) failure to which they will petition the President to sack the IG.

Clarion Executive Director Morris Odhiambo accused Kimaiyo of taking solo decisions which go against the law, adding that the practice is lethargy within the service.

“We do not need costly litigation. Obeying the law is simply not optional. Kimaiyo must desist from making unilateral decisions. We will petition the President to sack him based on incompetence and persistent violation of the Constitution,” said Odhiambo.

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Serious violation

The group said Article 245 (7a and d) of the Constitution provides that the IG may be removed from office for serious violation of the supreme law or any other law and for incompetence.

Odhiambo said the budget allocation to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) is adequate to conduct thorough intelligence services and pre-empt acts of terrorism and other crimes including cattle rustling and high tech robberies and poaching.

“We are concerned that the NIS is spending too much time spying on citizens and intimidating civil society activists and forgetting their key mandate in pre-empting acts of terrorism. The response of the police and other security agencies has been wanting in the situations of insecurity facing Kenya,” said Odhiambo.

The group now wants the Government to create a fund in aid of the families of the victims of terrorist attacks and also to help families of police officers who lose their lives in the line of duty. Odhiambo, who is also the National Civil Society Congress president, said it is the duty of the Government to provide proper security to all its citizens because a huge chunk of the tax-payers money is being used to fund security operations.

“We want prudent management of huge resources allocation to the security sector to bring good outcomes. The Government must now set up a fund to take care of the families that have suffered due to acts of terror and insecurity. Special attention must be paid to the families of police officers who perish in the line of duty,” said Odhiambo.