Government extends mandate of police, NYS reforms committee by nine months
The extension takes effect from May 23, 2025, to February 22, 2026.
The committee tasked with reviewing and developing legislative and policy reforms for the National Police Service (NPS) and the National Youth Service (NYS) will continue its work until February 22, 2026, following a nine-month extension.
In a Gazette notice dated August 8, 2025, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the move will allow the team to finalise stakeholder consultations and complete draft legislation.
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He noted that the extension takes effect from May 23, 2025, to February 22, 2026.
“It is notified for general information of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration has extended the term of the Technical Committee on review and development of legislative and policy reforms for the National Police Service and the National Youth Service for a period of nine months,” the notice reads in part.
The committee, first appointed in August 2024, was mandated to draft critical amendments to laws, including the National Police Service Act, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority Act, the Public Order Management Act, and the National Youth Service Act.
It is also developing key policy frameworks such as the National Policing Policy, the Community Policing Policy, and the Public Order Management Policy.
According to government officials, the extra time will enable the committee to complete consultations, finalise draft legislation and submit its recommendations to the Attorney General and the Ministry of Interior for implementation. Murkomen reaffirmed the government’s commitment to advancing security and youth service reforms.
The committee has 13 members and seven joint secretaries. Kepha Onyiso, State Counsel in the Attorney-General’s office, chairs the committee and is deputised by Musita Anyangu. Charles Otieno serves as the technical adviser.
The team was established after the conclusion of the mandate of the former Chief Justice David Maraga Taskforce, which had made 598 specific recommendations aimed at improving the welfare of members of the NPS, NYS, and the Prisons Service. These included 271 recommendations for the police service, 210 for the NYS, and 117 for the prisons service.
The taskforce also identified 177 other recommendations requiring funding to implement, with the Ministry declaring that Sh108 billion is needed to bridge that financial gap. A gap that it hopes to fill with the assistance of development partners.
The Maraga taskforce submitted its report to President William Ruto in November last year, after which he directed that they be implemented in full and in line with his campaign promises while seeking office.
The reforms will be implemented in four years, between 2024 and 2028, in line with the strategic framework guiding the process.
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