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80 State of Judiciary 2011-2012
KENYA POLICE
SERVICE
Reviewed the police procedures in line with
the provisions of the Constitution. Article
49 (1) h relating to the Right to Bail seeks
to balance the rights of the accused and
those of victims of crime
Reviewed the National Police Service
Charter, promotion policy and training
courses for the Police College to ensure that
the Bill of Rights and the gender equality
provisions are reflected
Reviewed and distributed 45,000 copies of
the Police Service Code of Conduct to all
officers
Operationalised the National Police Service
Act and the Independent Police Oversight
Authority
Mainstreamed Article 244 (d) and the Bill of
Rights into the new curriculum of recruits.
Extended the training period for recruits
and cadets to 6 months and 21 months
respectively
Delinked from the ODPP through the
second-ment of police prosecutors
Drafted Policies in line with the Articles 244
(a) (b) and (e) of the Constitution
A joint Kenya Police and Administration
Police Community Policing pilot project
is under way in Kikuyu Police Station’s
jurisdiction
The Internal accountability mechanism
Unit is currently recruiting personnel and
procuring premises
Delayed appointment of
Inspector General of Police and
Deputies
Inadequate resource and
budgetary allocation
Limited capacity to realise
operational commitments and
engagements
Lack of basic infrastructure
and the resultant incapacity
to uphold the provisions of the
Constitution
The long distances between
courts and prisons in many
parts of the country affects the
timely delivery and processing of
suspects
Collaborate with Kenya Law Reform
Commission to audit all laws and
procedures related to criminal
investigation for harmonisation with the
Constitution
Review and amend the:
Public Order Act (Cap 56. Laws of
Kenya)
Penal Code
Criminal Procedure Code
Evidence Act
Partner with the NCAJ to accelerate
the establishment of Criminal Justice
Complexes. The geographical proximity
of the police, prosecutions, magistrates’
courts & remand facilities will significantly
reduce the transactional costs of
delivering justice and will also not affect
the independence of the institutions
NCAJ should accelerate the
implementation of sector wide resource
allocation strategies
Establish a fund to facilitate the
payment for medical examination
fees for victims of crime and the
professional examinations and per diem
for costs incurred in travelling to present
evidence
Recruit Police doctors in every station-
There is currently only one police doctor
in the country
Overhaul the operations of all Police
Stations by bolstering human resource
capacity to include legal officers in all
stations; refurbish police station buildings
and set up forensic laboratories for the
collection, preservation & analysis of
preliminary evidence