- The recruits have undergone training on etiquette and disaster management.
- They were also trained on how to use high frequency communication devices.
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Nakuru government has recruited 152 enforcement officers as it seeks to boost revenue collection and improve service delivery.
The officers will be tasked with enforcing various laws and also acting as traffic marshals.
Speaking when she officially closed a three-day orientation programme, Jackline Osoro, the public service executive, said the newly recruited officers will come in handy in plugging gaps in revenue collection in the county.
Osoro said casual enforcement officers were given first priority in the recruitment process and placed on permanent and pensionable terms.
She added that the county had put in place a continuous training programme for all its enforcement officers, which hope to create a friendly enforcement service.
According to Osoro, the training is part of a grand plan to ensure the officers exercise the highest levels of professionalism.
Previously, the officers have been infamous for their ruthless handling of residents and hawkers accused of various offences in trading centres and business outlets.
“Both existing and new recruits have been equipped with skills that will enable the enforcement officers to serve the public with utmost integrity. We have gradually been introducing a new culture of integrity and professionalism,” Osoro said.
She added that due to Nakuru City's strategic location and diversity, since it attracts communities of different nationalities, faith and ethnicity, the enforcement officers must be professional and ethical.
“We will always emphasise the importance of work ethics, specifically integrity, responsibility, quality, discipline and teamwork," Osoro said.
"We have lined up more in-service training in order to enable enforcement officers interact professionally with different people including hawkers, visitors, tenants and the general public.”
She affirmed that Governor Susan Kihika’s administration will continue streamlining the enforcement team to the required standards.
The Star has learnt that the new recruits have undergone training on etiquette and disaster management, among other things, aimed at revamping the department.
They have also been trained on how to use high frequency communication devices to improve and coordinate their operations.