Retired Chief Justice (CJ) David Maraga will on Monday, January 9, hit the road running after he was sworn into office as the Chairperson of the task force mandated to review the terms and conditions of police officers.
The former CJ outlined a raft of activities his 23-member task force is ready to roll out in an effort to achieve its mandate.
According to Maraga, the task force had a preliminary meeting with Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kindiki Kithure and his Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo on Monday, January 9 ahead of their swearing-in.
"During that meeting, we had some reflections on the task ahead of us and the expectations of the two institutions," Maraga revealed shortly after he was sworn into office.
The former CJ indicated that all the members of the task force appreciate the critical nature of the task ahead of them and that they were equal to the task.
"As a team, we look forward to engaging the leadership of both the National Police Service and the Kenya Prisons Service, because these are the two institutions that are a core focus of our assignment," the former CJ indicated.
Maraga also revealed that the task force will seek to incorporate the input of the general public through a public participation process that will inform their final recommendations to President William Ruto.
"We are not going to reinvent the wheel but review the reports from previous works on the police and take up recommendations that have not been implemented and harmonize them,
"We shall be sharing with the members of the public and the stakeholders a schedule of our planned activities and look forward to their input and views as we undertake the assignment," he concluded.
Chief Justice Martha Koome congratulated Maraga on his appointment as the Chairperson of the task force on police reforms shortly after the latter was sworn in.
The Chief Justice emeritus was appointed to head the task force by President William Ruto in a special Gazette Notice dated December 21, 2022.
Carole Kariuki was named as Maraga's deputy.
According to the Gazette Notice, the task force's 90-day term started on the date the notice was issued, and has until March to submit recommendations to the President.
