Inside New Plan to Hold Police Bosses Responsible for Junior Officers’ Misconduct

The move comes amid growing scrutiny of police conduct, following recent incidents of brutality that have been linked to orders from senior officials...

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Members of Parliament, in collaboration with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), are pushing for the adoption of 'command responsibility' to hold senior police officers accountable for the misconduct of their subordinates.

This proposal stems from a meeting on Tuesday, May 5, in Mombasa.
Key figures include IPOA Deputy Director of Legal Services Festus Kinoti and the National Assembly Committee on Administration and Internal Security.
The move aims to combat the 'blue code of silence' and address recent incidents of police brutality, such as the case of teacher Albert Ojwang'.