{"id":375349,"date":"2026-08-12T21:50:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T21:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/375349\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T21:50:17","slug":"ig-kanja-orders-commanders-to-crack-down-on-rogue-officers-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/375349\/","title":{"rendered":"IG Kanja orders commanders to crack down on rogue officers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inspector General Douglas Kanja at the NPL Academy on August 12, 2026\/NPS<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Inspector General of
\nPolice Douglas Kanja has warned senior police commanders to
\nstrengthen supervision and accountability within their formations,
\nsaying officers involved in criminal activities will not be allowed
\nto damage the reputation of the National Police Service.<\/p>\n

Kanja said cases of
\npolice officers engaging in crime were a betrayal of the oath they
\ntook to serve and protect Kenyans, while raising concerns over weak
\nsupervision, particularly at lower levels of command.<\/p>\n

\u201cIssues of
\nofficers engaging in crime is both a disgrace to the service and a
\nserious betrayal to the oath of office,\u201d Kanja said.<\/p>\n

He said the
\nemergence of such cases pointed to gaps in supervision and
\naccountability, urging senior commanders to take greater
\nresponsibility for the conduct of officers under their command.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe emergence of
\nthese incidents portrays a disconnect on both supervision and
\naccountability, especially at the lower ranks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kanja directed
\nsenior commanders to maintain close supervision of their junior
\nofficers and identify those whose conduct was inconsistent with the
\nstandards expected of members of the police service.<\/p>\n

He said the service
\nwould not allow the actions of a few officers to undermine the work
\nof thousands of others serving professionally across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not going
\nto allow a few officers to damage the image of thousands of
\nhardworking police officers who are ready to work and are
\nprofessionals in the discharge of their duties,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

His remarks came in
\nthe wake of investigations into the killing of former African
\nInstitute of Mental and Brain Health director Dr Victoria Mutiso, in
\nwhich the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said three
\npolice officers played a role.<\/p>\n

The murder
\ninvestigation has renewed scrutiny of the conduct of police officers
\nand the effectiveness of internal supervision mechanisms.<\/p>\n

Inspector General Dpuglas Kanja is received by GSU commandant Johana Tonui at NPL Academy on August 12, 2026\/NPS<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Kanja said
\ncommanders whose formations continued to post poor results in command
\nand control would face consequences, including removal from their
\ncommand responsibilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe shall ensure
\nthat commanders posting poor results in terms of commanding controls
\nare relieved of their duties, command responsibilities and dealt with
\nprocedurally,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet this message
\nreach all commanders,\u201d Kanja added, urging them to \u201cpull up their
\nsocks\u201d.<\/p>\n

The IG also raised
\nconcern over what he termed inaction or delays in responding to
\nreports made by members of the public, particularly cases involving
\nland disputes, domestic violence and threats to life.<\/p>\n


\nHe said some
\nincidents that later escalated into serious crimes could have been
\nprevented had police acted promptly on earlier reports.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is therefore
\nsaddening to see that some of the situations we find ourselves in
\ncould have been averted through diligent and responsible policing,\u201d
\nhe said.<\/p>\n

Kanja reminded
\nofficers that they were free to consult other commanders and relevant
\noffices whenever they encountered challenges in handling cases.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are at
\nliberty to consult horizontally and vertically if need be,\u201d he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n

Inspector General Douglas Kanja (left) with other senior officers during an event at the NPL Academy on August 12, 2026\/NPS<\/p>\n<\/p>\n


\nHe said effective
\npolicing required commanders to take ownership of complaints reported
\nwithin their areas and ensure that officers responded professionally
\nand within the law.<\/p>\n

Kanja further called
\non senior officers to support police training institutions as they
\nprepare recruits and officers for upcoming pass-out parades.<\/p>\n

He said training
\nremained critical in preparing officers to meet the changing demands
\nof policing and uphold professionalism.<\/p>\n

Kanja spoke on
\nWednesday during a sensitisation forum on the New Service Standing
\nOrders and Police Reforms at the National Police Leadership Academy
\n(NPLA) in Ngong, where he challenged commanders to strengthen
\nleadership, discipline and accountability throughout the service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Inspector General Douglas Kanja at the NPL Academy on August 12, 2026\/NPS Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375350,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[31],"tags":[159921,18442,80,351,179126,16397,14092,1179,150174,352,98,100,36736,353,101,350,99],"class_list":["post-375349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kenya","tag-academy","tag-kanja","tag-kenya","tag-kenya-news","tag-npl","tag-officers","tag-orders","tag-police","tag-standing","tag-star","tag-star-news","tag-star-news-kenya","tag-star-newspaper","tag-star-newspaper-kenya","tag-the-star","tag-the-star-kenya","tag-the-star-newspaper"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/117084751807498665","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}