Ruto Issues New Directives, Weeks After Police Recruitment
Ruto also directed that chiefs be fully involved in government infrastructure projects, including road construction and affordable housing initiatives...
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President William Ruto has issued new directives for Kenyan chiefs and assistant chiefs, emphasizing mandatory training and their involvement in government policy implementation and infrastructure projects.
- All chiefs and assistant chiefs must undergo mandatory training within their first six months on the job.
- The directive was issued during the graduation ceremony of 5,892 chiefs and assistant chiefs at the National Police College Embakasi ‘A’ Campus in Nairobi.
- Chiefs are to fully support government policies, get involved in infrastructure projects like road construction and affordable housing, and onboard their services onto the digitized public services platform, which currently has over 27,000 integrated services.
- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced a nationwide crackdown on political goons following disturbances during recent by-elections.
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