The
process of recruiting new members of the National
Police Service Commission (NPSC) has started.
The commission chairman is also being sought.
The recruitment process may take up to two months after which a
recruitment drive will be announced.
The former commissioners led by Eliud Kinuthia exited office
after the expiry of their six-year term.
A selection panel was sworn into office on Monday to start the process of recruiting the new commissioners.
Public Service Commission Vice Chairperson Mary Kimonye, urged the selection panel for the appointment of members of the NPSC to be committed to the values and principles of public service as envisaged in the Constitution.
Kimonye said this when she presided over the inaugural meeting for the selection panel of members at Commission House, Nairobi. She at the same time reiterated the need for the panel to ensure the process is discharged in an efficient transparent, and fair manner.
"To enhance public confidence in the key area of recruitment there is a need to adhere to the values and principles herein," she said.
The seven-member panel comprises Arhur Osiya
(Executive Office of the President), Moses Serem (Judicial Service
Commission), and Marion Mutugi (Kenya National Commission on Human
Rights).
Others are Cecillia Mutuku (Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission), Thomas Okoth (National Gender and Equality Commission) Judith Walubengo (Public Service Commission) and John Karani.
The main functions of the commission include recruiting and appointing
persons to hold or act in the office of the police service, confirming appointments, and determining promotions and transfers within the National Police Service.
They
also observe due process, exercise disciplinary control over, and remove persons
holding or acting in offices within the service.
The commission has been making efforts to improve the welfare of the service at large. This includes creating a counseling unit to focus on mental issues in the service.
