The National Police Service (NPS) is set to introduce new training modules for police officers as part of efforts to strengthen standards of conduct and accountability within the Service.
The modules were developed during a five-day workshop conducted by the National Criminal Investigations Academy (NCIA), bringing together experts from different institutions to develop training material for police officers and their commanders.
During the workshop, two separate but complementary modules were produced .
One focuses on competencies expected of police officers, while the other covers additional responsibilities assigned to police leaders and supervisors.
The leadership module includes training on managing corruption risks across the institution, developing and monitoring preventive controls, and ensuring reporting systems are effective and that reported issues are acted upon.
NPS Director of Training and Research Aljir Hassan, AIG, who presided over the closing ceremony, called for the modules to be rolled out across police training institutions once the development process is completed.
“These modules must move into every training institution across the Service, so that ethics and integrity become part of how we train, not an afterthought,” Hassan said.
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NCIA Deputy Commandant Stephen Chacha, AIG, said the academy would play a key role in incorporating the modules into its training curriculum.
“The work done here will shape how our officers understand integrity, not as a rule imposed on them, but as a standard they carry into their service,” Chacha said.
Meanwhile, the draft modules will undergo internal and external stakeholder validation in October before proceeding to technical and editorial review.
The modules are expected to be formally unveiled in early November, after which they will be piloted before being integrated into the police training curriculum.
The initiative is supported by the European Union through the Programme for Legal Empowerment and Aid Delivery in Kenya Phase II (PLEAD II), in partnership with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
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The closing ceremony was attended by Administration Police Service Director of Reforms Samuel Ndungu, AIG; DCI Director of Training Violet Makhanu, CP; Kenya Police Service Deputy Director of Training Reuben Muli, CP; NPS Deputy Director of Training and Research Dr Gedion Kirui, CP; and Joy Matara of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
DCI said it continues to work with national and international institutions to strengthen the quality and relevance of training within the National Police Service.
The development comes after a report released in April this year found that police officers topped the list for bribery prevalence in Kenya, accounting for 35.5 per cent of reported cases, according to data from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
They were followed by civil registration officials (30 per cent), NTSA officers (25.4 per cent), land registry officials (23.3 per cent), and registration of persons officials (21.2 per cent).
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GSU recruits the course closure at the National Police College–Magadi Field Campus in Kajiado County on September 11, 2026 PHOTO/ Kenya Police Service
