Report Of Dc Administration & Internal Security On The National Police Service (amendment) Bill (na Bill No. 39 Of 2025)

REPUBLICOFKENYA THENATIONALASSEMBLY

THIRTEENTHPARLIAMENT-FOURTHSESSION-2025

DEPARTMENTALCOMMITTEEONADMINISTRATIONANDINTERNAL SECURITY

REPORT ON: -

THENATIONALPOLICESERVICE(AMENDMENT)BILL,(NATIONALASSEMBLY BILLNO.39OF2025)SPONSOREDBYHON.OKUKAUNYA,MP

Published by: DirectorateofDepartmentalCommittees Clerk's Chambers Parliament Buildings NAIROBI

2025

NOVEMBER

TABLEOFCONTENTS

| CHAIRPERSON'SFOREWORD | CHAIRPERSON'SFOREWORD | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------| | PARTI. | PARTI. | | | 1.0 PREFACE | 1.0 PREFACE | | | PARTII | PARTII | | | 2.0CONSIDERATION OFTHENATIONALPOLICESERVICE(AMENDMENT)BILL (NATIONALASSEMBLYBILLNO.39OF2025)BYTHECOMMITTEE... | 2.0CONSIDERATION OFTHENATIONALPOLICESERVICE(AMENDMENT)BILL (NATIONALASSEMBLYBILLNO.39OF2025)BYTHECOMMITTEE... | | | 2.1The Legal Provision onPublicParticipation... | 2.1The Legal Provision onPublicParticipation... | | | 2.2Analysis of theBill. | 2.2Analysis of theBill. | | | 2.3 Committee Analysis of the Bill. | 2.3 Committee Analysis of the Bill. | | | 2.4Stakeholders'submissions on theBill | 2.4Stakeholders'submissions on theBill | | | a. | SubmissionsbytheNationalPoliceService 9 | | | b. | Submissionsby theNational PoliceService Commission. | | | C. | Submissions by the Law Society of Kenya. 10 | | | d. | Submissions by the National Association of Retired Police Officers-Kenya .....11 | | | e. | SubmissionsbytheIndependentPolicingOversightAuthority... 12 | | | PARTII. 3.ODETERMINATIONASTOWHETHERORNOTTHEBILLSHOULDBE | PARTII. 3.ODETERMINATIONASTOWHETHERORNOTTHEBILLSHOULDBE | 13 | | APPROVEDBYTHEHOUSE PARTIV. | APPROVEDBYTHEHOUSE PARTIV. | 13 14 | | 4.0COMMITTEERECOMMENDATIONS | 4.0COMMITTEERECOMMENDATIONS | | | | | 14 | | PARTV | PARTV | | | 5.0SCHEDULEOFPROPOSEDAMENDMENTS a.CLAUSE 3.. | 5.0SCHEDULEOFPROPOSEDAMENDMENTS a.CLAUSE 3.. | 15 | | b.CLAUSE 4. | b.CLAUSE 4. | 15 |

CHAIRPERSON'SFOREWORD

The National Police Service (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 39 of 2025), sponsored by Hon. Oku Kaunya, MP was read a first time on Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 and subsequently committed to the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security for consideration and reporting to the House, pursuant to Standing Order 127(1).

The principal object of the Bill is to amend the National Police Service Act, Cap. S4 to provide for an age limit of sixty years for persons nominated and appointed to the offices of InspectorGeneral and Deputy Inspector-General of Police. The Bill also seeks to include a term limit for Deputy Inspectors-General, noting that the mandatory retirement age of sixty years is only applicable to officers below the rank of Deputy Inspector-General. The Bill seeks to ensure that persons appointed to the officeshave the ability to handle demanding situations within thepolice service and to help balance between the need to retain experienced leadership and allow for successionplanningwithin theService.

Pursuant to Article 118(1) (b) of the Constitution and Standing Orders 127(3), advertisements for request for submission of memoranda were placed in the Daily Nation and the Standard newspapers on Wednesday,1st October, 2025. The Committee received submissions from Hon. Oku Kaunya, MP, the National Police Service, the National Police Service Conmission, the Law Society of Kenya, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority and the National Association of Retired Police Officers-Kenya. All submissions were considered by the Committee and are annexed tothereport.

The Committee, having considered the National Police Service (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 39 of 2025), sponsored by Hon. Oku Kaunya, MP clause by clause and taking into consideration views and recommendations of the public pursuant to Standing Order 127(3A), made observations and recommendations contained in Part Four and Part Five of this report.

Acknowledgement

The Committee sincerely thanks the Offices of the Speaker and the Clerk of the National Assembly for the immense and timely technical and logistical support accorded to it in the execution ofitsmandate.I alsothank all theMembers of theCommitteefor theircommitment andhardworkinthecompilationofthisreport.

On behalf of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security and pursuant to provisions of Standing Order 127 (4), it is my pleasant duty to table the Report of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on its consideration of the National Police Service (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No 39 of 2025) sponsored by Hon. Oku Kaunya, MP.

HON.GABRIELKOSHALTONGOYO,CBS,MP CHAIRPERSON DEPARTMENTALCOMMITTEEONADMINISTRATION&INTERNALSECURITY

1.0PREFACE

1.1 Mandate of the Committee

1. The Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security is constituted pursuant to the National Assembly Standing Order 216(1) which mandates Departmental Committees to-

• a. investigate,inquireinto,andreport on all mattersrelatingtothe mandate,management, activities, administration, operations and estimates of the assigned Ministries and departments;
• b. study the programme and policy objiectives of Ministries and departments and the effectivenessoftheimplementation;

4. (ba) on a quarterly basis, monitor and report on the implementation of the national budget in respect of its mandate;

• C. studyandreviewall legislationreferredtoit;
• d. study,assess andanalyzetherelativesuccessoftheMinistriesanddepartmentsbytheresults obtainedascomparedwiththeirstatedobjectives;
• e. investigateandinquireintoall mattersrelatingtotheassignedMinistriesanddepartments as they may deem necessary, and as may be referred to them by the House;

8. f vet and report on all appointments where theConstitution or any larw requires theNational Assembly to approve, except those under Standing Order 204 (Committee on Appointments); (fa)examinetreaties,agreementsandconventions; 9. make reports and recommendations to the House as often as possible, including g. recommendation of proposed legislation;

• h. considerreportsofCommissionsandIndependentOfficessubmittedtotheHousepursuant to the provisions of Article 254 of the Constitution; and
• i. eramine any questions raised by Members on a matter within its mandate.

1.2Subjects of the Committee

• 2.In executing its mandate, the Committee is mandated to consider the following subjects:
• a. Home affairs, internal security - including police services and coast guard services;
• b. Public administration;and
• C. Immigration and citizenship.

PARTI

1.3 Committee Membership

• 3.The Committee comprises of the following Members: -

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo, CBS, MP Chairperson NarokWest Constituency

Hon.Col. (Rtd.) Dido Rasso, MBS, MP Vice Chairperson Saku Constituency

Hon.Kaluma Gcorge Peter, CBS, MP HomaBayTown Constituency

Hon.Aduma Owuor, MP Nyakach Constituency

Hon.Fred C. Kapondi, MP Elgon Constituency

Hon.Liza Chepkorir Chelule,MP Nakuru County

Hon.SarahPaulataKorere,MP Laikipia North Constituency

Hon. Oku Kaunya, MP Teso North Constituency

Hon. Mburu Kahangara, MP Lari Constituency Hon Protus Ewesit Akujah, MP Loima Constituency Hon. Rozaah Akinyi Buyu, MP Kisumu West Constituency Hon. Caroline Ng'clechi, MP Elgeyo-Marakwet County Hon.PeterMasara,MP SumaWest Constituency Hon. Francis Sigei, EBS, MP Sotik Constituency Hon.Hussein Weytan, MP Mandera East Constituency,

1.5 CommitteeSecretariat

4. The Committee Secretariat consists of the following:

Mr. John Mugoma Clerk Assistant IHead ofSecretariat

Ms.Grace Wahu Clerk AssistantII

Mr. Gideon Kipkogei Clerk AssistantII

Mr.EdisonOdhiambo Fiscal Analyst I

Ms.Clarah Kimeli Principal Legal Counsel I

Ms. Delvin Onyancha Research OfficerII

Mr.Benson Kimanzi Serjeant atArms

Ms. Judith Kanyoko Legal Counsel HI

Ms. Ivy Maritim MediaRelationsOfficerIII

Mr. Rodgers Kilungya Audio Officer

PARTI

2.0CONSIDERATION OFTHE NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE(AMENDMENT)BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILLNO.39 OF 2025)BY THE COMMITTEE

2.1 TheLegal ProvisiononPublicParticipation

• 5.Article 118 (1) (b) of the Constitution of Kenya provides as follows-

"Parlianent shall facilitate public participation and involvenent in the legislative and other business of Parliament and its Committees."

• 6.Standing Order 127(3) provides that-

TheDepartnentalCommitteetoehichaBilliscommittedshallfacilitatepublicparticipation on theBill through an appropriatemechanisn,including

• (a)invitingsubmission ofmemoranda;
• (b)holding public hearings;
• (C) consultingrelevant stakeholders ina sector;and
• (d) consulting experts on technical subjects.
• 7.Standing Order127(3A) further provides that--

"The Departmental Committee shall take into account the vieres and recommendations ofthe public uder paragraph (3) in its report to the House.

• 8.Pursuantto theaforementionedprovisions of the Constitution and Standing Orders,on publicparticipation,the Committee through local daily newspapers of Wednesday,1st October,2025published anadvertisementinviting thepublic tosubmitmemoranda on theBill.The advertisementis annexed to thisreport asAnnexure3.

9. Further, vide a letter dated Wednesday, 27th October, 2025, the Committee invited relevant stakeholders,tomake submissions on the Bill.The meeting was held on Tuesday,11th November,2025 at Parliament Buildings.Stakeholder submissions are annexedasAnnexure.

2.2 AnalysisoftheBill

10. The principal object of the Bill is to amend the National Police Service Act, Cap. S4 to provide for an age limit of sixty years for persons nominated and appointed to the offices of Inspector-General and Deputy Inspector-General of Police. The Bill seeks to ensure that persons appointed to the offices have the ability to handle demanding situations within the police service and to help balance between the need to retain experienced leadership and allowfor successionplanningwithintheService.

2.3 CommitteeAnalysisoftheBill

• 3Clause 2 of theBillprovides for amendment of section 9 of the Act to remove reference to sections"12 and 13"and introduction ofexpression"11A and 12",in view ofthe new sections proposedinclause3oftheBill.
• 4 Clause 3 of theBill provides for the deletion of the current section 11 which lists the qualifications for the appointment as Inspector General and Deputy-Inspector General of the National Police Service Act. It proposes the insertion of a new section 11 which lists the qualification and disqualification for appointment as Inspector-General, only. On the disqualifications,theBillproposes to introduce a disqualification that the person has at the time of appointment attained the age of sixty years.
• Clause 4 of theBill provides for the insertion of new sections 1iA and 1iB. The proposed new section 1lA provides for the appointment of the Deputy-inspector General. The Appointment of theDeputyInspector-General is currently provided forin section 13. The Billretains thecontents ofthe currentsection13butintroduces onetermlimitoffiveyears for the Deputy Inspector-General subject to removal from office under section 17 of the Act.
• The proposednewsection1iB providesfor the qualificationand disqualification for appointment as Deputy Inspector-General. On the disqualifications, the Bill proposes to introduce a disqualification that the person has at the time of appointment attained the age of sixty years.
• Clause5 of theBill provides for the deletion of section13 on appointment of theDeputy
• 8 Clause 6 provides for the amendment of section 20 of the National Police Service Act to align with the proposed amendment inserting a new section 11A.
• 9From the foregoing, the Bill seeks to: -
• (a)provide for the qualifications and disqualifications of the Inspector General in a separate section from the qualifications and disqualifications of the Deputy Inspector-General;
• (b) introduce the age limit of sixty years at the time of appointment for persons to be
• (c)Introduce one term limit for persons appointed as deputy -inspectors general.
• 10Article245ofthe Constitution establishes the OfficeoftheInspector General oftheNational Police Service. The Inspector-General is appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament and is appointed for a single four-year term and is not eligible for re-appointment.
• 11The Constitution further provides that theKenyaPolice Service and theAdministration PoliceService shall each be headed by a DeputyInspector-General appointed by the Presidentin accordancewith therecommendationoftheNationalPoliceServiceCommission.

Both the Constitution and the National Police Service Act do notprovide a term limit for the Deputy Inspectors- General. However, in practice the Deputy Inspectors-General often serve for a term of five years based on the contracts of service or unless otherwise removed under section 17oftheNationalPoliceServiceAct.

• 12We note that the Inspector General and the Deputy Inspector-General are also State Oflicers umder Article 260 ofthe Constitution, who ordinarily do not have a setretirement age.While the Constitution does not provide a retirement age for other State Officers, Article 167 of the Constitution sets the mandatory retirement age of Judges at seventy years, with the option for judges to elect to retire upon attaining the age of sixty-five years. Further, the Chief Justice holds office for a maximum of ten years or until retiring, whichever comes earlier. If the Chief Justice's term of office expires before the Chief Justice retires under clause (1), the Chief Justice may continue in office as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
• 13Within theKenyaDefenceForces,section 24 of theKenyaDefence ForcesActprovides that the Chief of theDefence Forces,theVice Chief of theDefence Forces and the Service Commanders shall serve for a single term of fouryears orretire upon the attaining the mandatory retirement age, whichever comes first. This provision was derived from the Tonje Rules which guide the promotion and retirement of senior officers. The Rules set the retirementof theChief of DefenceForces at62years,making anyonewhohas attained that ageineligiblefor appointment astheChiefof DefenceForces.
• 14In comparative jurisdictions, Nigeria had a mandatory retirement age of 60 years for its Inspector Generalof Policebefore 2024.In2024,thePoliceActwas amended toensure that the holder of the office continues serving until the completion of the four-year term, despite attaining the age of sixty years. Section 45 of the South Africa Police Act sets the retirement ageofsixtyyearsfor all membersoftheservice and doesnotmake exceptionfortheNational Commissioner of Police.InIndia,every Government servant including theDirector General of Policeisrequired toretireonthe afternoon of thelastday ofthemonthinwhich he attains the age of sixty years.

2.4 Stakeholders'submissions on the Bill

• 15The Committee received submissions through written memoranda and oral presentations. In addition to submitting written memoranda, the following stakeholders also appeared before the Committee on Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 at 9.30 a.m. to give their oral presentation on theBill:
• a.the National Police Service (NPS);
• b. the National Police Service Commission (NPSC);
• C. the Law Society of Kenya (LSK);
• d. the National Association of Retired Police Officers-Kenya (NARPOK); and
• theIndependentPolicing Oversight Authority (IPOA).
• 16 Both the written memoranda and oral presentations contained general comments on the Bill as well comments on individual clauses oftheBill as analyzed below---

a.Submissionsby theNational PoliceService

• 17 The National Police Service (NPS) appeared before the Committee and opposed the amendments in the Bill that seek to introduce an age cap of 60 years for appointment to the offices of Inspector-General and Deputy Inspector-General.
• 18 The NPS noted that the offices of theInspector-General and DeputyInspector-General are constitutional offices whose holders are State Officers appointed by the President in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. They submitted that therefore, enacting a statutethatseekstolimit constitutionalprovisionswould amounttoanullity.
• 19TheNPSfurther noted thatwhile theintention of the proposal is topromote generational transition and leadership renewal, the provision may have unintended negative consequences for the effectiveleadership and continuity of theService.
• 20The NPS further submitted that the senior officers at this level play a vital role in offering strategic leadership in the Service and mentoring upcoming leaders due to their extensive experience and further submitted that this leadership level depends less on physical agility.
• 21 The NPS further submitted that while age correlates with experience, it should not be used as a disqualifying factor for leadership but rather, competence, integrity, professionalism and strategic thinking should remain the principal criteria for appointment to the positions of Inspector-General and Deputy Inspector-General.
• 22They further submitted that globally,many police and military institutions retain or even appoint senior officers beyond the age of sixty, recognizing the strategic value of institutional experience and therefore,they submitted that it is consistentwithbestpractice to allow flexibility in appointments based on competence and merit, rather than rigid age parameters.

CommitteeObservation

• 23 Article 245(8) empowers Parliament to enact legislation to give full effect to Article 245 of theConstitutiononthecommandandadministrationof theNationalPolice Service. Accordingly, Parliament may prescribe statutory qualifications and disqualifications for appointment to the office of the Inspector-General and Deputy Inspector-General, including agecriteria.

b.SubmissionsbytheNational PoliceServiceCommission

• 24 The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) appeared before the Committee and submittedasfollows:
• 25TheNPSC submitted that theBill be amended to include theprocedure for removal from Office of the Inspector-General (IG) and Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) in order to align removal procedures with Article 245(7)of the Constitution and to ensure due process, transparency and accountability in cases of misconduct, incapacity or violation of constitutional obligations noting that the IG and DIG areState Officers as per Article 260 of the Constitution.The Commission noted that the absence of clear procedures exposes the

offices to arbitrary or politically motivated removal thus undermining the independence and stabilityin theleadershipof theNationalPoliceService.

• 26TheCommissionfurther noted that althoughArticle245(s) ofthe Constitution provides that Parliament shall enact legislation to give full effect to Article 245, no specific statute has been enacted by Parliament to operationalize this constitutional requirement including the removal process of theInspector-General.
• 27 The Commission further supported the proposed amendment on the retirement age of 60 years for the Deputy Inspector-General noting that their term limit is not fixed under the Constitution and they canberemoved at any timebeforethey attain the age of retirement as provided in section 17 of the National Police Service Act. They submitted that accordingly, the tenure of the Deputy Inspector-General is not comparable to that of the InspectorGeneralwhoseterm is fixed by the Constitution.
• 28 The Commission further submitted that the proposed amendment on the age limit of sixty yearsfor appointment of anInspector-General or a DeputyInspector-General should not affect the tenure of an Inspector-General appointed prior to attaining the age of sixty years, as their term is constitutionally protected and continues to run in accordance with the existing legal framework.

Committeeobservations

• (i)The term of office of the Inspector-General is protected under Article 245(6) of the Constitution as a four-year term from the date of appointment unless otherwise removed under Article 245(7) of the Constitution.Further, section 17 of the National Police Service Act on removal of theDeputy Inspector-General provides that thePresident mayremove, retire or redeploy the Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) at any time before the DIG attains the age of retirement.
• (i) While Article 245 of the Constitution gives the grounds for removal of the InspectorGeneral,andrequiresParliamentto enactlegislationtogivefulleffecttoArticle 245of the Constitution, an amendment to the Bill to include the procedure for removal would unreasonablyandunduly expand thesubjectoftheBillcontrarytoStandingOrder 133(5)of the National Assembly Standing Orders.

c.Submissionsby theLawSocietyofKenya

• 29 The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) appeared before the Committee and made submissions in support of the Bill. LSK noted that enactment of the Bill will strengthen institutional integrity and ensure that leadership within the National Police Service is both competent and ethically grounded.
• 30 LSK further submitted that where the Inspector-General or Deputy Inspector-General complete their term before attaining 60 years,such an officer should be eligible for

redeployment within the Service in other strategic or advisory capacities for purposes of preservingtheinstitutionalmemory.

• 31Additionally,LSKproposed insertion ofa transitional clausefor the existing office holders to ensureseamlesstransitionintotheproposed newlegalregime

Committeeobservations

• If enacted,the law would not affect the currentholders of the office of Inspector-General or Deputy Inspectors-General and would only apply to appointments made after enactment of the legislation as law cannot apply retrogressively.
• (ii)The term of office of the Inspector-General is protected under Article 245(6) of the Constitution as a four-year term from the date of appointment.
• (ii) While re-deployment of an IG or DIG after completion of their term would be an administrative decision,section 17 of the National Police Service Act provides that the President may remove, retire or redeploy the Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) at any time before the DIG attains the age of retirement.

d.Submissions by the National Association of Retired Police Officers-Kenya

• 32TheNationalAssociationof RetiredPolice Officers-Kenya appeared before the Committee andsubmittedasfollows:
• 33 NARPOK proposed that with regard to the proposed qualifications of the Inspector-General, the person appointed should be a serving police officer of or above the rank of an Assistant Inspector General.
• 34 NARPOK further submitted that the appointment of an Inspector-General or a Deputy Inspector-General be made before their attainment of the mandatory retirement age of 60 years and after such appointment, they be entitled to hold office until completion of their contract term unless otherwise removed. The Association further proposed theinsertion of a new section76(b)in theNational Police Service Act toprovide that NARPOKbepart of the NationalPoliceService.

CommitteeObservations

• (i)The Constitution and theNationalPoliceServiceAct do notrequiretheInspector-General to be a serving police officer, thereby leaving wide discretion to the appointing authority.
• (ii)It is necessarytoprovidethat a nomineefor appointment must be a serving officer of or above the rank of Assistant Inspector-General to ensure they understand the police commandstructureandthefunctioningandoperationsoftheService.

c.Submissionsby theIndependentPolicing OversightAuthority

• 35 The Independent Policing Oversight Authority appeared before the Committee and submitted asfollows:
• 36 The Authority supported the substance of the proposed amendments on introduction of an age limit and qualifications for the appointment of the Inspector-General (IG) and Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) noting that the proposal aligns with the age of retirement requirements in Kenya for public officers and with regional best practices including Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda where the retirement age for police officers is stipulated by law.
• 37 The Commission further proposed the inclusion of an elaborate process for the appointment and removal of theIG and DIG,in line with the recommendations of theMaragaTaskforce. The Authority further proposed the inclusion of a provision that appointment of the Inspector-Generaland theDeputyInspector-General should adhereto thetwo-thirdsgender rule as provided for in Article 27 (s) of the Constitution of Kenya.
• 38 Additionally, the Authority opposed the proposed deletion of section 13 of the principal Act and its replacement with a new section 11A, on grounds related to the coherence and structureofthelegislation.
• 39 The Authority further informed the Committee that there was ongoing comprehensive legislative review process by a Technical Committee appointed by H.E Kithure Kindiki vide Gazette Notice dated 13th August 2024. They noted that the terms of reference of the Technical Committee was to review and develop policy reforms for the National Police Service,Kenya Prisons Service and National Youth Service.The Technical Committee was to among other things, draft a Statute (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill containing amendments totheNational PoliceServiceAct,the National PoliceService Commission Act, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority Act and the Public Order Management Act for onward transmission to the Attorney-General for fiurther action.They noted that Technical Committee was in the process of developing the aforementioned Bill.

Committceobservations

• (i)TheCommittee observed that section5 of the NationalPoliceServiceActprovidesthat not more than two-thirds of the appointments shall be of the same gender.
• (i) While Article 245 of the Constitution gives the grounds for removal of the InspectorGeneral, and requires Parliament to enact legislation to give full effect to Article 245 of the Constitution, an amendment to the Bill to include the procedure for removal would unreasonably and unduly expand the subject of the Bill contrary to Standing Order 133(5) of theNational AssemblyStanding Orders.

PARTIIIII

3.0DETERMINATIONASTOWHETHERORNOTTHEBILLSHOULDBE APPROVEDBYTHEHOUSE

• (i) THAT enactment of the Bill will ensure that persons appointed to the offices of Inspector-General or Deputy Inspector-General have the ability to handle demanding situations within the police service and to help balance between the need to retain experienced leadership and allowfor succession planningwithin theService.
• (i) THAT Article 245(s) of the Constitution empowers Parliament to enact legislation to give full effect to Article 245 of the Constitution on the command and administration of the National Police Service. Accordingly, Parliament may prescribe statutory qualifications and disqualifications for appointment to the office of the Inspector-General and Deputy Inspector-General, including age criteria.
• (i)THAT there isneed for thelawtorequirethat theInspector-GeneralandDeputy Inspector-Generalbeofor above thesenior rankofAssistantInspector-Generalnoting that this is important for predictability as is the case of the Kenya Defence Forces and to allow for career progression within the National Police Service.
• (iv) THAT the term of service of an Inspector-General who attains the age of sixty while in officeisprotectedunder theArticle245(6)of theConstitution,being afour-year term from the date of appointment and they cannot be removed on account of age before the expiry of theirterm.Further,section17oftheNational PoliceServiceAct on removal of aDeputyInspector-GeneralprovidesthataDeputyInspector-Generalmaybe redeployed within the Service or removed from office or retired upon attaining the age of retirement.

PART IV

4.OCOMMITTEERECOMMENDATIONS

• 41 The Committee having considered the National Police Service (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 39 of 2025)and the submissions from members of the public and stakeholders, recommends that the House approves the Bill with amendments as containedin theScheduileof Amendments in PartVof thisReport. PAPERSLAF

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| No. | MEMBER | SIGNATURE | |-------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------| | I. | Hon.Gabriel Koshal Tongoyo,CBS,MP-Chairperson | | | 2. | Hon.Col (Rtd)DidoRasso,MBS,MP-ViceChairperson | | | 3. | Hon.Kaluma George Peter, CBS,MP | | | 4. | Hon. Fred C. Kapondi , MP | | | 5. | Hon. Aduma Owuor, MP | | | 6. | Hon. Sarah Paulata Korere, MP | GNA | | 7. | Hon. Liza Chepkorir Chelule, MP | | | 8. | Hon. Mburu Kahangara, MP | | | 9. | Hon.(Dr.)Peter Francis Masara , MP | | | 10. | Hon.Protus Ewesit Akujah,MP | | | Il1. | Hon. Oku Kaunya, MP | | | 12. | Hon. Rozaah Akinyi Buyu, MP | | | 13. | Hon. Amb. Francis Kipyegon Sigei, EBS, MP | | | 14. | Hon. Caroline Jeptoo Ng'elechei, MP | | | 15. | Hon. Hussein Weytan Mohammed, MP | |