The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has called on police officers across the country to embrace transparency, cooperation, and technology as a way of reducing corruption and boosting professionalism in service delivery.

Speaking during the launch of IPOA’s Strategic Plan 2025–2030 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, IPOA Chairperson Isaack Hassan said the plan places strong emphasis on accountability and discipline within the National Police Service (NPS).

He stressed the need for officers to fully embrace reforms and adapt to new policing tools, especially technology, which he said will play a key role in reducing corruption.

“Police leadership and officers must continue embracing transparency and cooperation,” he said, noting that adopting technology will align policing with the wider digitisation and modernisation agenda already in motion.

According to IPOA, the Strategic Plan 2025–2030 will strengthen independent and impartial oversight through investigations, inspections, audits, and monitoring of police operations.

The authority said the framework is designed to enhance accountability while ensuring that policing remains anchored in the principles of democracy and respect for human rights.

The National Police Service, represented at the launch by Deputy Director Legal Charles Otiende Otieno, also welcomed the plan. Delivering remarks on behalf of Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, Otieno said the NPS views the Strategic Plan as a tool that will not only foster professionalism but also complement ongoing efforts to reform police operations.

“The Strategic Plan not only fosters professionalism and discipline within the Service but also complements the Inspector General’s priority of transforming police stations and other service areas into centres of excellence for police operations,” he said.

He further reiterated the Service’s commitment to working closely with IPOA in promoting accountability and enhancing trust between the police and the public. “We are committed to cooperation with IPOA, and also to serving and protecting the nation in line with democratic policing ideals and respect for human rights, as enshrined in the constitution,” he added.

The Strategic Plan 2025–2030 will run alongside the NPS Strategic Plan 2023–2027, creating a joint framework aimed at modernising policing, curbing corruption, and improving the relationship between officers and the communities they serve.