Senior police commanders and their juniors are taking advantage of the ongoing police reforms to fake transfers for higher allowances.
The officers are faking transfers to the city in order to pocket hefty house allowances.
According to People Daily, many officers are also asking for transfers to Nairobi where they expect to reap high house allowances announced as part of the ongoing reforms.
House allowances for Police constables have been categorised into three; Nairobi Ksh18,124, cluster two (Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Uasin Gishu and Meru) earmarked to get Ksh13,124.
Other regions across the country fall under cluster three and are expected pocket Ksh8,124.
Consequently, Deputy IG Edward Mbugua has directed that all postings will be authorised by Vigilance House to curb the trend.
“Officers who were transferred from General Service Unit, Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU), and other operational areas to their home counties due to injuries suffered while on duty should not be re-transferred from their home without authority,” a circular from Vigilance House read in part.
National Police Service is also grappling with cases of massive corruption in the deployment of junior police officers by Regional Commanders, who are making parallel transfers from postings approved by Vigilance House.
Mbugua, in a circular, directed that no regional, formation and county police commanders will henceforth deploy officers from one station to another without due approval from the DIG’s office.
“Any transfers done without authority from this headquarters is null and void."
