- Most of the promotions had stagnated for a long amid complaints from within.
- The department is staring at major changes after a task force appointed by President William Ruto finishes its hearings.
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The Public Service Commission has ratified the promotion of 10 senior Prisons officers to the rank of Assistant Commissioner General.
The commission also promoted 29 others to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of prisons.
Commissioner General John Warioba made the announcement in a memo.
Those promoted to the rank of ACG include Jane Kiiri (prison’s headquarters), Dan Obiero (PHQ), Athman Ali Amin (Regional Commander North Eastern), Priscilla Majere (Staff College), James Muriithi (HQ), Patrick Isaboke (Nairobi Remand and Allocation), Peter Ndung’u (PHQ), Bison Madegwa (Kamiti Maximum), Barnaba Kipsang (Eldoret Main) and Mathews Kimanzi (PHQ).
Warioba said the promotions were ratified in December 2022.
The commission promoted Hassan Mukavane, Erastus Wahome, Peter Mwangi, Stanley Chenze, Philip Atonya, Paul Kones, Martin Akwanyi, Abdallah Siomi, Aggrey Akoyo, Mathew Mutisya, Benson Makori, David Ndumu, George Dianga, Leah Mukora, Hassan Adan, Jonathan Mwavita, Benson Mbogori, Wilfred Kati and David Kiptoo to the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Prisons.
Others are Samuel Kiplagtigat, Nicholas Awandau, Eric Nyambane, Samuel Kibelion, Catherine Ndereba, Japhet Onchiri, Yusuf Kipyeko, Joseph Kirui, Billy Khoshall and Josephine Wanza.
Most of the promotions had stagnated for a long amid complaints from within.
The department is staring at major changes after a task force appointed by President William Ruto finishes its hearings.
The task force will be on improvement of the terms and conditions of service and other reforms for members of police and prisons.
Ruto said perennial welfare challenges continue to compromise the efficacy and ability of the police and prisons to effectively deliver on their solemn mandate.
The team is among others supposed to identify the legal, policy, administrative, institutional and operational constraints on effective service delivery by the NPS and the Kenya Prisons Service.
It will also identify and recommend legal, policy, administrative, institutional and operational reforms in the NPS and KPS for effective service delivery and review and recommend improvement of the terms and conditions of service.
The team will review and recommend improvement of matters relating to the welfare of officers in all cadres of the NPS and KPS and all other matters incidental to the optimal service delivery by the NPS and KPS.
It will also review and recommend any other matter incidental to improved terms and conditions of service and other reforms in the NPS and KPS.