An inquiry was Saturday opened into the violent land eviction exercise that occurred in Voi, Taita Taveta County.
The eviction left more than 3,000 people homeless prompting an uproar on how it was conducted.
Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome said he had directed an internal inquiry into the incident.
He said an investigation will be conducted on how the exercise was conducted and if those who participated or ordered the same are found culpable they may be punished through even courts.
Koome also recalled Coast Region police commanders, Taita Taveta County Police Commander, and Voi sub-county police commander to Nairobi for the probe.
He added that action will be taken against any officer found culpable of carrying out the said demolition without the necessary authorization.
It emerged the plan to demolish the houses was not shared among top officials in Nairobi as it should be.
Over 3,000 families in the Msambweni area spent the night in the cold after their houses were demolished.
Azimio leader Raila Odinga, together with Taita Taveta leaders, have since condemned the demolitions.
“From Mavoko to Kakamega, Thika, and Mombasa and today in Voi, the government seems to be pursuing a policy of evicting people from their settlements using utmost pain inflicted at the most desperate moments," Raila said in a statement.
"At daybreak today, over 3000 residents of Msambweni in Voi were invaded by a contingent of police officers escorting a demolition squad that has so far brought down several homes on a disputed piece of land."
