From: Ouko joachim omolo
The News Dispatch with Omolo Beste in images
TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013
Just like the police force was formed to protect colonial business interests, it explains why Jubilee government would prefer to retain this structure. It also explains why the conflict between the office of the Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo and that of National Police Service Commission Johnston Kavuludi on appointments can never be resolved.
According to the old constitution the function of the police was to enable the colonial administration to penetrate “native” areas and enforce the policies of the colonial administration.
It was this function and structure that gave power to police boss in Kisumu, Grace Kaindi, who has been promoted to Deputy Inspector General to give orders to shoot to kill in Kisumu during 2007/08 post-election violence.
With such appointments, it will mean that rebellion symptomatic of rifts within Kenya’s police force over harsh tactics ordered to suppress opposition protests will continue to take place.
With this old structure junior police officers are to act on orders from their superiors. If they are ordered to kill they will do exactly that. If they are ordered to use force, brutality or even use live bullets to kill opposition supporters protesting constitutionally, they will do exactly that.
That is why during the post-election violence many deaths have been caused by police, who have fired tear gas and live rounds at protesters. Several police officers had been given “shoot-to-kill” orders, “a general rebellion which has been compounded by that kind of orders.”
With this structure it will also mean that salaries of the police will never be reviewed. Until June 2007, according to police pay slip of one particular police- Peter Kinyanjui: basic salary is Ks 15,000, Hse allowance 0, Gross salary 15, 0000, Deductions: Magereza SACCO 3,000.00, NHIF 320.00, NSSF 200.00, PAYE 2,740.00, Loan repayment 3,260.00- KCB LOAN 2,250.00, Total Deductions 11,770.00- Net Pay 3,230.00.
Despite the fact that this old structure has made the police very susceptible to corruption and crime in the country, Jubilee government to make Police Force in Kenya to remain a law unto itself, explaining why Inspector General David Kimaiyo defied National Police Service Commission chairman Johnstone Kavuludi by releasing a list of 47 county commanders without consulting.
This means that in order to appoint police boss who can act as the eye of the government, Kimaiyo for that matter is the right person to carry out that responsibility because he is the only one who can be trusted by the government.
This can explain clearly why in recent appointment of county police commissioners and the County CID heads, where Stanley Cheruiyot was appointed to Kisumu county, the appointments had to be carried contrary to section 7(2) of the National Police Service Act which states that all officers shall undergo vetting by the (National Police Service) Commission to assess their suitability and competence.
This section was entrenched in the new constitution following a history of human rights abuses by the Kenya Police. It also aimed at police reform, given that Kenyan police are poorly paid and have to make use with archaic housing that has not been expanded or renovated since the 1970s.
The Police have the following units: Criminal Intelligence Department, General Service Unit, Police Air-Wing, Presidential Escort, Kenya Police College, Kenya Airports Police Unit, Tourist Police, Railways Police, Traffic Police, Dog Unit, Anti Stock Theft Unit, Anti-Terrorism Unit, and Diplomatic Police.
Although Kimaiyo was appointed due to his wide experience in the police force, he is to lie low to instructions contrary to his professionalism.
Born on July 1, 1960, David Kimaiyo has a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Criminology and Criminal Administration from the University of South Africa (UNISA) and from KCA University.
He also undertook a course from the University of Leicester for his MSC, also holds a Bachelor of Theology from the Beacon University of Institute Ministry in USA, a Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom, a Master of Theology from the Beacon University of Institute Ministry, USA.
He is currently pursuing a PhD in Criminology and Social order from the University o f Nairobi. Until his appointment to the Inspector post, he has been the Director/Coordinator of the Kenya National Focal Point on Small Arms and Light Weapons.
He served as a Senior Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture from 2008 – 2009. He was the Director of Operations of the Kenya Police from 2003 to 2008. He was Coordinator of the Kenya National Focal Point on Small Arms and Light Weapons from 2003 to 2004 and Commandant General Service Unit (GSU) from 2002 to 2003.
Kimaiyo also served as the Commander Presidential Escort Unit (PEU) from 1999 to 2002 and holds an advanced VIP protection Course from Tel Aviv in Israel.
According to his CV, he has Certificate on the Regional Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action (UNPOA) on Small Arms and Light Weapons and on Strategic Trade Control Implementation, Legal Regulatory Training, from the University of Georgia Centre for International Trade and Security, Washington DC in USA attained in 2012.
He also holds a Certificate in Arms Making for Stockpile Management, Nairobi attained in 2010. Kimaiyo’s CV says he attained a Certificate in illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons Course (ILEA) from Gaborone Botswana in 2004 and in the same year acquired a special training in Crisis management and contingency Planning Course RIPA International United Kingdom.
He holds several awards such Order of the Chief of Burning Spear (CBS), Order of the Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS), Order of the Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS), Head of State Commendation among others. He becomes the first IG under the new constitution.
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DAVID KIMAIYO AND VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION
Inspector General could do himself and most importantly us a favour by resigning his post of IG since he has forgotten the reason why his post was created and what the constitution says about his post and worse he has forgotten that impunity, corruption and all that is bad in governance in Kenya led to deaths and tribulations, not to mention the 2007/2008 post elections violence-resulting into the new constitution.
By act and fact is he is now a quisling of the Jubilee Regime serving it as a shameless activist sycophant. He has forgotten the obvious history of the Jubelee leaders who fervently opposed the proposed changes of the constitution. Outside the law, the very constitution, he has unilaterally posted 47 county police commissioners of his own picking thinking that he can do with Kenya and Kenyans what he likes.
There is integrity and honour in resigning if what one does is not in tandem with what his post was set to do. It is the people who put him there and since he is not serving the people he should resign to preserve his dignity.
DR ODIDA OKUTHE