- ) Hygienic conditions conducive for human habitation
- ) Adequate light, toilet and washing facilities and outdoor area
- ) Men and women kept separately;
- ) Juveniles and children kept separately from adults
- ) Police detainees kept separately from convicted prisoners.
Under Section 6(c) of IPOA Act, the Authority independently monitors policing operations affecting members of the public to ensure compliance to rule of law and policing practices.
These operations include those initiated by the government, and any other day to day police operation including public order management; traffic operations; stop and search among others.
Key attention during any monitoring is compliance of police officers to policing laws, regulations, procedures, standing orders and code of conduct, towards protection of fundamental freedoms and human rights, with reduction of police misconduct. Important to note, members of public, as well as police officers, can lodge any complaints in relation to any violations of their rights.
The Directorate has monitored several police operations affecting members of the public. These operations comprised of operations initiated by the government, including Usalama Watch, the Police Constable Recruitment, Joint NPS/KDF operation in Lamu, Garissa and Tana River Counties.
Under Section 6(k) of IPOA’s Act, the Authority has a role to make recommendations to the Service or any State organ. This function can be effectively realised through research to inform the policy direction which the Service or State organ can take to inform better and quality democratic policing.
A good case in point is a research report that has been done on police housing and can be accessed from this website.
The Directorate works closely in cooperation with other institutions on issues of Police oversight, including other State organs in relation to services offered by them and as stated under its functions, Section 6(f) of the Act. One of the key areas of cooperation is the annual Outstanding Police Service Award (OPSA).
The Authority looks forward to strengthening its partnership with other institutions on all issues of police oversight, including other State organs in relation to services offered by them.