Changes have a tendency of resulting in discormforting shift in people’s daily routine.In public domain, this often results in rebellion regarding the adaptation of new ideologies.A section of Kenyansecurity services are currently embattled in this.
In January, the Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet directed that police officers living in government houses, leased houses, police camps or lines needed to move out by February 13.
There is however discontent among junior officers in Nairobi who lamented that the housing allowances they received were little when you factored-in government deductions like tax and other utility expenses such as electricity and water.
Human rights activist Okiya Omtatah and Ministry of Interior on Tuesday entered into an agreement to have Junior police officers continue living within police stations.
According to the consent which will be formally filed in court on Friday before Justice Chacha Mwita, the police will stay put in their government houses until September 13, 2018.
The decision comes after Omtatah moved to court seeking temporary orders to prohibit the National Police Service (NPS) from effecting the September 13, 2018, presidential directives.
Initially, the government had planned to pay constables in Nairobi Ksh18,124 per month, 13,124 those in Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Meru, Uasin Gishu while those in other counties were set to receive Ksh8,124 for housing
Do you think that the salaries are too low for the police officer to move out?