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Who vetted promoted top cops?

By John Gerezani


On the same day that the papers splashed the big story on the latest judicial purge, the Public Service Commission ran full colour adverts announcing new appointments in the civil service as well as promotions in the cop force.Both moves could be lauded as commendable on face value, but a more intrinsic evaluation of the processes involved in achieving such ends reveal systems haemorrhage which are easily exploited to the detriment of desired long term reforms.  
Let’s start with the purge of Justices Omolo, Bosire, O’Kubasu and Nyamu.

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