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NPSC, not Inspector General, has final word on all police promotions

IG Japheth Koome. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Over a decade after the police reforms were initiated by the 2010 Constitution that created regulation, command and oversight transformations, many Kenyans feel that police reforms have failed, or need to live up to expectations.

Has the creation of Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA), National Police Service Commission (NPSC), and an 'independent' Inspector General (IG) helped our police transform into a professional, accountable, human rights-compliant body?

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