Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja was ordered to immediately transfer all accounting and human resource functions of the National Police Service (NPS) to the National Police Service Commission (NPSC).
The directive was issued during a session convened to examine the Report of the Auditor-General on the accounts of the NPS for the Financial Year ending 2023 that had occasioned an audit queryon failure of implementation of the Commission mandate.
The directive followed a session where both the NPS and NPSC appeared before the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), chaired by Butere MP Tindi Mwale on Tuesday.
Mwale issued the order after MPs expressed anger over the police’s refusal to hand over key documents.
He directed the IG and the accounting officer of NPS to surrender all accounting documents, including payroll details, to the commission without delay.
“You do not give the commission access but instead hand over all the HR functions to the commission as soon as you get back to the office,” Mwale directed.
The Committee cited Article 246 of the Constitution of Kenya, which expressly mandates the Commission to oversee and manage all human resource functions within the National Police Service.
In his submission to the Committee, the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja refuted claims of non-cooperation with the Commission, stating that the NPS has maintained what he termed a constructive, respectful, and professional working relationship with the NPSC.
