Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has vowed to deliver a people-centred, transparent and efficient security environment with the ongoing reforms.
According to Kindiki these reforms will be participatory and open to help the country achieve its socio-economic and cultural objectives.
He insisted that these objectives can only be achieved if there is stability and a safe environment for all investors.
“I want to assure you (President William), under your leadership from where we sit with other colleagues, we will deliver a people-centered, participatory, open, transparent and efficient security environment that will help this country realise its socio-economic and cultural objectives as underpinned in our constitution,” Kindiki said.
“For this country to realise socio-economic development to move to the next level, we require stability, a secure environment for investors and a society that is cohesive. Your Excellency, we are grateful for the sacrifice you've made and leadership you have provided.”
He spoke during the launch of the Strategic Framework for the Implementation of reforms in the National Police Service (NPS), Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) and the National Youth Service (NYS).
It was presided over by President William Ruto, at the Kenya School of Government in Lower Kabete on Wednesday.
Kindiki noted that while the reforms will be costly, especially with the current economic state of the country, some of the works have started especially those touching on welfare and mordernisation of equipment, especially for police.
“We hope that in the coming years we are also going to touch on the other services. It is an expensive venture but it is worth it.”
The Interior CS commended the whole of government approach in handling the many issues affecting the country.
He insisted that the approach will be the pathway to achieving these reforms.
“Security anywhere in the world is a sensitive issue. It's not an easy matter to be able to put together all competing issues and interests of the country and maintain their security and therefore this whole of government-coordinated approach is the solution and the pathway that will help us realise and balance all competing interests to ensure that the reforms we implement are people centred, anchored in the constitution and are reforms that reflect national interests collectively,” Kindiki added.
Public Service, Performance and Delivery Management CS Justin Muturi, Acting Inspector-General Gilbert Masengeli, Deputy Inspector-General (Kenya Police) Eliud Lagat, Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin, Commissioner General (Kenya Prisons Service) Patrick Aranduh, and the Commandant General (National Youth Service) James Tembur, were present.
Principal Secretaries Raymond Omollo (Internal Security and National Administration), Salome Muhia-Beacco (Correctional Services), Aurelia Rono (Parliamentary Affairs), Amos Gathecha (Public Service), Salim Dokota (Cabinet Affairs), Shadrack Mose (Solicitor General) and other senior ranks in Government were also present.
