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State to set up taskforce to review police officer’s salaries – Gachagua

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has once more made a promise to Kenyans about changing their welfare.

The DP has said a task force will be unveiled by the government in the next two weeks tasked with assessing the welfare of police officers from the lowest rank of Police Constable to the highest rank of Inspector General.

Speaking at a ceremony thanking members of the disciplined services at the Holy Family Basilica, the deputy president said the task force would look into problems with salaries, allowances, uniforms, and housing, among other things, that have long plagued police officers.

In addition to acknowledging the enormous responsibilities that come with being a police officer, the deputy president warned police officers against following illegal orders from their superiors and urged them to strictly uphold the constitution and the law.

“I urge all police officers to get guidance from the Service Standing Orders on how they should conduct their duties and any unlawful order from their superiors should be accompanied by a written note,” noted the deputy President.

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Gachagua reminded police officers that their jobs required them to protect people and property, not themselves, with the tools of their trade that the government provided.

At the same event, Cabinet Secretary for Interior Kithure Kindiki thanked the church for providing police officers with spiritual nourishment and urged continued spiritual support for the officers and their families.

The Interior Cabinet Secretary added that anyone found making it difficult for other Kenyans to live their lives would face stern action from the government.

He also warned criminals and criminal gangs that their days were numbered.