Security Policy, Legal and Institutional Reforms

Policy Reforms

In support of the comprehensive programme defined in the previous section, an extensive policy reform agenda is envisaged for the sector, which includes:

• Finalisation and Rollout of the National Security Policy to enable the relevant sectors to develop their specific sectoral policies;
• Finalise and implement the Community Policing Policy;
• Finalise and implement Stakeholders Partnership Policy;
• Review the policy on Military Humanitarian Civic Activities/Aid to Civil Authority;
• To enhance the role of the Armed Forces in socio-economic development;
• Finalise and implement a national Drug and Substance Abuse Control Policy;
• Finalise and implement draft Peace Building and Conflict Management Policy;
• Finalise and implement a draft policy on Small Arms and Light Weapons in line with regional and international conventions;
• Review and Finalise the implementation of ICT ministerial policy especially by the security agencies;
• Finalise and implement regulating policy on private security providers;
• Finalise the review and implement District Focus for Rural Development Policy;
• Develop a policy on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Besieged Persons (BP) and Resettlement and reintegration Programmes;
• Develop a policy on universal conscription of youth into the National Youth Service (NYS);
• Develop and implement a gender mainstreaming policy for PA&IS; and
• Finalise and implement the National Alcohol Policy.

Legal Reforms

The policy reform agenda will be supported by a legal reform agenda that includes the following:

• Finalise the review of Kenya Police, Chief’s, and Administration Police Acts;
• Finalise and enact the organised Crime Bill;
• Finalise and enact Anti Terrorism Bill;
• Review and implement the Proceeds of Crime and Money Laundering Prevention Bill, 2006
• Harmonisation of the Liquor licensing Act and Traditional Liquor licensing Acts;
• Implement the Witness Protection Act;
• Review and enforce the Physical Plan Act to control the mushrooming of informal and illegal settlements especially in the urban areas;
• Finalise the Hate Speech Bill;
• Review the Firearms Act;
• Review the Media Act to control incitement attempts;
• Review the Freedom of Information Bill;
• Review the Refugee Act;
• Review the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, 1994;
• Review the Armed Forces Act to enhance its integration of HCA activities
• Enact the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Bill to institutionalise peace building and conflict transformation in the country;
• Finalise the Land dispute Tribunal Act
• Enact the Precursor Chemicals and Drugs Law;
• Amend the Provincial and District Boundaries Act to accommodate the newly created districts; and
• Domesticate international and regional Conventions through an enactment of the relevant legislations such as the International Shipping port security code and international maritime conventions.Institutional Reforms

  Institutional reform continues to be a priority for the sector. Over the MTP period, such reform will focus on the following:

  • Deepen reforms being implemented in the Provincial administration especially the integrity and attitude change reforms to make the officers more people friendly;
  • Enhance the capacity of both human resource and equipment of security agencies;
  • Consider the establishment of a Metropolitan Police Authority for Nairobi and other major cities;
  • Establish an Independent Police Complaints Authority to deal with public complaints;
  • Establish a framework for co-ordination of public and private security stakeholders;
  • Implement the Integrated Population Registration System (IPRS);
  • Enhance the capacity and operationalise NACADAA;
  • Restructure the Early Warning System and Disaster Management Co-ordination mechanism in Kenya;
  • Provide a framework for stakeholder partnership for effective emergency response and rescue services;
  • Restructure the Peace Building and Conflict Resolutions Secretariat and structures at all levels;
  • Restructure the mechanism for identifying persons for registration in the districts along the international borders;
  • Restructure the Kenya National Focal point on Small Arms and Light Weapons;
  • Build the capacity of Forensic investigation unit through provision of appropriate equipment and specialised training;
  • Acquire and install appropriate ICT infrastructure for all security agencies;
  • Enhance the capacity of National Maritime Patrol through provision of appropriate and adequate equipment;
  • Establish a mechanism to re-integrate retirees/ ex-servicemen into the society; and
  • Establish a framework for coordination of the campaign against drug abuse among all stakeholders.