MPs back new police reforms amid public outcry over brutality

Anti riot police officers controls protesters along Kenyatta Avenue during the demonstration demanding DIG Lagat arrest and prosecution over the murder of Albert Ojwang' in Nairobi on June 17, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Members of Parliament have supported the nomination of new commissioners to the National Police Service Commission (NPSC), who were vetted last week by the National Security and Administration Committee.

The legislators emphasised the urgent need for far-reaching police reforms amid growing public anger over alleged brutality and a deteriorating relationship between law enforcement and citizens.