Sacked Police Officers Peter Eregae (left) and Jonathan Koskei. Photos/FILE
A senior police officer sent home by the National Police Service Commission last month has appealed against the decision.
Senior Deputy Commissioner of Police Francis Okonya submitted his appeal Wednesday through lawyer Evans Monari.
It
will be heard by an appeal panel comprising retired judge Sarah Ondeyo
and former deputy director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority John
Mutonyi, among others.
Mr Okonya was retired together
with director of police reforms Jonathan Koskei and former CID deputy
director Peter Eregae. The commission, however, did not make public the
reasons for their sacking.
Meanwhile, the National
Police Service Commission has extended the time for submitting
information on the 180 officers to be vetted by another one week.
Commission chairman Johnston Kavuludi Wednesday said this was due to public demand.
On
concerns that the vetting panel was only concentrating on financial
probity at the expense of human rights and past performance, Mr Kavuludi
said the officers were also vetted on entry qualifications, employment
and human rights record.
He also said the issue of
financial probity was a national public concern. “It is not wrong for an
officer to own property, but they must truthfully declare their assets
and liabilities,” he said.
Mr Kavuludi said the issue of wealth touched on integrity and credibility and had to be given the seriousness it deserved.
“If
an officer is unwilling to disclose information that we have, that is
used as a mark against the officer. It also gives us the room to go and
investigate further,” he said.
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