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Amending laws weakens Kenyan police force

Changes to police laws, among them the clipping of the powers of the National Police Service Commission and allowing the President and Parliament to appoint the Inspector General of Police without open recruitment, have been viewed by some as undermining police reforms.

The changes have targeted the National Police Service Commission Act, National Police Service Act and Independent Policing Oversight Authority Act that were intended to implement police reforms recommended by the National Task Force on Police Reforms headed by retired judge Philip Ransley.

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