IG Kanja Makes Changes to 92 Police Stations
The government is in the process of redesigning and establisging more than 300 police stations in the country...
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Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has announced the upgrading of 92 establishments, including police posts at various airports and airstrips, to full police stations. This move, gazetted on October 3, aligns with Section 40(1) of the National Police Service Act, granting these units legal capacity for criminal investigations and detentions.
- A significant upgrade of 92 police posts to stations, including those at Manda Airstrip, Kisumu Airport, and Eldoret Airport.
- The decision was made by Inspector General Douglas Kanja and gazetted on October 3.
- This follows an announcement from Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen to redesign all police stations across the country and construct an additional 300, with funding allocated in the next supplementary budget.
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