Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja was a no-show in today’s Parliamentary Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunities at Bunge Towers.
IG Kanja was expected to answer questions from the Members of Parliament in the respective Committee on employment diversity and 30pc procurement reservation for special interest groups.
Kanja’s absence comes after the High Court halted a scheduled recruitment of 10,000 police constables by Lady Justice Hellen Wasilwa.
Following the orders, the National Police Service (NPS) pledged to pursue appropriate legal remedies even as they announced the postponement of the countrywide recruitment exercise.
The NPS boss was also expected to address issues procurement after President William Ruto’ directive on the roll out of Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system across all Procuring Entities within both the National and County Governments.
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