Police officers have been prohibited from doing any business outside their jobs in new tough rules announced by the National Police Service Commission (NPS).
Officers wishing to engage in any business outside their work must first seek clearance from the NPS, reports The Star. Cops will further have to comply with stringent conditions if their application for conducting business is approved, failure to which they will be dismissed.
Those already running businesses have been ordered to declare them or face tough disciplinary actions if they are found.
“Applicants should be aware that this may involve the commission undertaking intelligence checks on both the applicant and the proposed business interests and associates,” reads the new policy.
The new rules comes after the NPS established that most police officers were engaging in multi-million shilling businesses even when they earn relatively low salaries during vetting process.
“Failure to record a personal interest that arises during the course of a member’s duty shall attract disciplinary proceedings upon revelation,” the rule warns.
The new guidelines are contained in six policies that the NPS – the employer of police – has introduced as part of police reforms.
“A member of the service shall not hold shares or have any interest in a corporation, partnership or other body, directly or through another person, if holding those shares or having that interest would result in the officers’ personal interest, including the interest of a spouse, relative or business associate, conflicting with his official duties,” reads the policy.
National Police Service boss Johnston Kavuludi said the policies would guide the operations of the Police Service.
“The commission has been guided by the law and I am happy to reveal that we have been able to complete and operationalise the regulations on vetting, discipline, promotion and transfers, recruitment and appointments and several other critical areas,” Kavuludi said.
The officers are further not required to received gifts in the course of their duties and any gifts given must be surrendered to the Inspector General.
“A member of the service who receives a gift or donation shall declare the gift or donation to the Inspector General within 14 days of receipt of the gift,” according to the rules.
“A member of the service shall not cause anything to be done for the member or in the interest of the member through another person that would constitute a contravention of this policy,” it reads.
I love my country Kenya,…
I love my country Kenya, rules after rules, but no one follows or undertake these rules, they form commision of inquiries one after another but none has produced any reasonable results/solution: Kenya mama yangu
If “Officers wishing to…
If “Officers wishing to engage in any business outside their work must first seek clearance from the NPS, reports”, then these so-called “Tough Rules” are BullShit, Hot Air, and NPS’s CASH Cow (due to Bribes from ‘Current and Potential’ Business Police officers. And so this is a Bridge to Greater CORRUPTION within the Police Department.
Wonder how many will…
Wonder how many will declaire receiving gifts in the course of their duties.They can simply tell the donor to wait till they are “off duty…”
For those who have businesses that net they 3times what they get,should be forced to retire and concentrate on their businesses.This may sound discrminatory if it does not apply to all employed citizens.But here we are trying to clear the rot in the most corrupt entity in the country.
About time. What took so…
About time. What took so long to enact these reforms? Kenyan police are among the most corrupt individuals in the country and I am glad someone is doing something to stop this disease called corruption. I hope there will be real consequences if the rules are broken. It is a good start. Now let us enact similar rules on all public employees regardless of their ranks. All public employees should declare and account for their wealth or face immediate termination.
Police officers should not…
Police officers should not be prohibited from doing personal businesses if they wish to, unless it is a rule that will apply to all government employees. The only solution to the police corruption is prosecution, tosha! If you are involved in bribery, jela.
Kenya inahitaji uongozi mpya…
Kenya inahitaji uongozi mpya kabisa 2022. Mfumo (system) uliopo sasa hauwezi hata kidogo kuyaleta mabadiliko mapya.
Which law is corrupt…
Which law is corrupt Kavulundi applying?How come Kavulundi and Musengi are still in public service yet they have corruption cases in court?Hii mambo ya kujifanya munapiga na ufisadi mukianza chini ni bule kabisa.Start with Muigai’s-EUROBOND,muuaji Raila’s-1300 slaughter/cannibalism,his methanol an poisonous maize,Drugs,Maize,TriTon petrol,NHIH etc.
That is good! Some business…
That is good! Some business are for poor mwananchi like boda boda where death occur due to competition between police and boda boda.
Brilliant idea.