Three new members were officially appointed to the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) for a six-year term, following approval by Parliament.
They had been vetted by Parliament before President William Ruto made the official appointment through a gazette notice.
Peris Muthoni Kimani, Benjamin Juma Imai, and Prof Collette A. Suda were named as commissioners under Article 246(2)(a) of the Constitution and the National Police Service Commission Act
Their appointment was confirmed through a gazette notice dated June 27, 2025.
During their appearance before the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security, the trio committed to spearheading long-overdue police reforms, improving accountability, and rebuilding public trust in law enforcement.
The committee pressed the nominees on their ability to address critical concerns such as extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, bribery, and declining public confidence in the police.
Concerns were also raised over the nominees’ wealth declarations, with a combined net worth of Sh252 million. Prof Suda disclosed Sh175 million, Kimani Sh50 million, and Juma Sh27 million.
Questions were raised about whether their financial status could present conflicts of interest, particularly in an institution battling persistent allegations of corruption.
Kimani said one of the most important things to regain public trust in the wake of the most recent case of a teacher reportedly dying in the hand of police, said there is need to improve training of officers and auditing their operations, alongside with comprehensive reforms.
She said that reforms are urgently needed right from the Government to the NPS.
“We need to modernise, re-engineer, and retrain the officers. We need to have an open engagement with the public, so as often to understand what the police are doing. The occurrence books should be digitized and all activities and go with the recent trends,” she told the committee.
Kimani, a former police officer, served for 39 years and retired at the rank of Assistant Inspector General, said that having worked at NPS, she has the experience to know the security needs.
The retired officer was, however, opposed to the proposal to conduct the upcoming recruitment digitally, saying it would lock out and disadvantage many Kenyans living in areas without proper network coverage.
She said for it to happen, a pilot should first be undertaken to understand the workability of the system.
“It is too early for us to recruit digitally without reporting hitches. Online is good because it will reduce corruption, malpractices, and time management, but it will affect areas where people live without internet. It will leave out or disadvantage for a lack of network,” she explained.
NPSC is primarily focused on the human resources management of the National Police Service.
These functions include recruitment, appointments, promotions, transfers, disciplinary control, and removal from office of police officers.
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