Former Chief Justice David Maraga led taskforce proposed the raising of KCSE entry grade for police officers from D plus to C- (minus).
The Maraga-led taskforce also suggested the raising of entry age from the current 18 to 21 years old.
For the marginalized areas, however, the team recommended the retention of the D plus requirement.
Also, the training for new recruits will be raised from nine to 12 months if approved by President William Ruto.
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The training for cadets will however take 15 months while that of corporals at 12 months.
The far-reaching reforms and recommendations are expected to change the phase of the police service in the country.
Here are other recommendations from the taskforce
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No officer will serve in the same county for more than three years.
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NYS to recruit at least 100,000 annually
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Salary increase by 40percent for Police, Prison and National Youth Service officers over the next three years
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Better working conditions that will include consolidated medical covers and house allowance
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Decongest prisons from current 62,448 inmates to 29,000
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Restructuring of the Prisons Council with a chairperson with the same qualifications as those of a Supreme Court Judge.
The team led by Maraga also recommended the disbandment of the current National Police Service Commission (NPSC) team.
They directed the government to consider initiating a negotiated exit, or any other legal modality, for the current Commissioner of the NPSC.
Moreover, the Maraga-led taskforce advised that the police revert to the old uniform for three years as the designing of the new ones begins.
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