5,080 AP constables graduate as Ruto calls for more accountable policing

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The recruits passed out on Friday at the National Police College, Embakasi ‘A’ Campus, after completing nine months of training, marking the 59th Passing-Out Parade of Administration Police recruits.

Ruto said the deployment comes as the Government expands the National Police Service’s capacity to confront banditry, terrorism, organised crime and other security threats while strengthening its presence in communities and along the country’s borders.

But the President challenged the new officers to ensure that the reforms translate into better services for ordinary Kenyans, rather than remain focused on equipment, technology or institutional changes.

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“Ultimately, the true measure of police reform will not be found in speeches, policies, equipment, technology or uniforms. It will be found in the experience of the citizen,” Ruto said.

He said police officers must respond when called, enforce the law fairly, reject corruption and protect the rights and dignity of all citizens.

“It will be measured by whether an officer responds when called, applies the law without fear or favour, refuses a bribe, protects the vulnerable, respects human dignity and treats every Kenyan equally before the law,” he said.

The President said the new officers were assuming responsibility for exercising State authority at a time when the country is undertaking a comprehensive transformation of policing.

“A nation’s security depends not only on the strength of its institutions or the capabilities at their disposal, but ultimately on the character of the men and women entrusted with the authority of the State,” Ruto said.

He urged the recruits to exercise their powers with restraint and accountability, particularly as police officers are required to uphold constitutional freedoms including expression, association, assembly, demonstration and political participation.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya

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