Inspector General (IG) of Police Japhet Koome put on a new police uniform on Monday signaling what may be the start of changes in uniforms worn by police officers in the country.
Moreover, the police IG made the uniform debut even as the National Taskforce on Police and Prisons Reforms led by former Chief Justice David Maraga continues to collect views across the country on the improvement of police welfare.
The taskforce’s mandate involves reviewing police uniform.
Nonetheless, some police officers over the past few weeks reverted to old white and navy-blue skirts for female officers and light blue shirts with navy blue trousers for male officers.
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Likewise, the National Police Service proposed the return of the old uniform replaced by the Persian blue attire during former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s regime two years ago.
Similarly, while commenting on the expected changes, President William Ruto in January this year stated that the government will provide police officers with “appropriate uniforms”.
“I expect that the uniform that these men and women will be given will be of the quality that meets the standards for our policemen and women who perform distinguished security functions in the Republic of Kenya,” Ruto said on January 10 when he presided over the passing out parade of 2,881 police officers at the National Police College Main Campus — Kiganjo.
