Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Sunday, November 6, assured the police that the Kenya Kwanza administration is committed to fulfilling its promise on improving the officers’ welfare.

Speaking during a joint thanksgiving service of the uniformed officers at the Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi, the country’s second in command revealed that the government is working on a task force to lead the review process.

The team, Gachagua said, will be unveiled by President William Ruto in the next two weeks.

“In the next two weeks, President William Ruto will unveil a task force which will review your terms of service and conditions. That task force will follow the bottom-up approach,” Gachagua stated while referring to the Kenya Kwanza administration’s campaign slogan.

“The task force will start listening to the constables. Then it will listen to corporals, sergeants, senior sergeants, the inspector all the way to the Inspector General of Police,” the DP added.

The Kenya Kwanza administration had, among others, promised to review police salaries and revoke the current police outfit.

At the same time, Gachagua lauded the Kenyan police saying they are competent to handle their mandate amidst an ongoing probe into suspected cases of extra-judicial killings in the country.

While dismissing calls by Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga to involve foreign agencies in the investigations into extra-judicial executions, the former Mathira MP said the National Police Service is up to the task to probe the killings.

“We are proud of our officers across the country. And that is why we were getting insulted when a leader was saying that we need to invite the Scotland Yard here to come and do investigations. We have professional officers who have the capacity and capability to work,” he said.

Raila, who accused Ruto’s administration of a witch hunt against senior state officers, had demanded the involvement of Scotland Yard in the ongoing investigations into the disbanded Special Service Unit (SSU) activities, following the mysterious disappearance of two Indians and their driver in July, a few weeks before the August 9 polls.

Gachagua was the chief guest during the mass presided over by the Archbishop of Nairobi metropolitan, the Most Reverend Philip Anyolo, on Sunday afternoon.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki also graced the event.

The event is celebrated by members of the uniformed disciplined services and their families every year, to thank God for his blessings.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) spearheaded this year’s program.