Isaack Hassan decries underfunding, says it is hampering IPOA’s efficiency
By Arnold Ngure, July 28, 2025IPOA chairperson Isaack Hassan has decried the underfunding witnessed in the authority, stating that it hinders its efficiency in a number of ways.
Speaking at the IPOA offices on Monday, July 28, 2025, after a section of opposition leaders lodged a complaint on excessive police officers during a rally in Kigumo, Hassan urged the MPs to consider allocating more resources to enhance the capacity of IPOA.
“We have a very professional team, but they are overworked, and they are reaching burnout level. You need to give us more staff and more investigators. It can’t be that every time there is a fire, you rush to IPOA, but when the fire is over, you forget all about us,” Hassan said.
More resources to IPOA
This institution was set up to make the police more professional and allow the people to exercise their democratic rights. As you go back to parliament, I want to ask the MPs to consider resourcing this authority. We are understaffed and underfunded. Every other day, there is a death reported in police custody, and we send people. Out of the required 400 investigators, we only have 77,” Hassan added.
He observed that the reports by the opposition leaders would be investigated and a solution would be reached, noting that IPOA remains independent and apolitical.
“In our previous reports, we have called out the police for the excessive use of force, and we have also called out the goons who are being used and protected and the unprecedented level of violence that we have seen,” Hassan remarked.
Wave of violence
He expressed fears that the current wave of violence in the country was not good for the upcoming elections, noting that the by-elections would be a litmus test for what would transpire in 207.
“It is a matter of great concern to me as a former member of IEBC. I don’t like where it is going. It is going to get bad, and I think we need you as political leaders to find a way of engaging with your counterparts if you can and see if we can tone down,” Isaack Hassan said,” Hassan said.
“The by-election will give us a sneak peek of what to expect.”