Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof. Kithure Kindiki has appointed the National Steering Committee, an entity that will oversee the implementation of reforms proposed by the Maraga Taskforce within the National Police Service, Kenya Prisons Service and National Youth Service over the next three years.
The committee will be chaired by the Principal Secretary of the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration Dr. Raymond Omollo.
The committee includes Principal Secretaries from the:
- National Treasury
- State Department for Correctional Services
- State Department for Public Service
- Cabinet Affairs
Additional members of the committee include the Solicitor General, Inspector General of Police, the Commissioner Generals of the Kenya Prisons Service and National Youth Service, as well as the Chairpersons of the National Youth Service Commission and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority.
Representatives from the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Public Service Commission, Salaries and Remuneration Commission, National Youth Service Council, and the Kenya Law Reform Commission also form part of the Steering Committee.
Terms of Reference
The Terms of Reference of the National Steering Committee shall be to;
- Co-ordinate, supervise and provide technical guidance and facilitation for the implementation of the reforms;
- Adopt a roadmap and strategic framework for implementation of the reforms;
- Oversee technical committees and technical working groups appointed to undertake implementation of the reforms;
- Review and approve recommendations by the technical committees and technical working groups appointed under subparagraph (c);
- Facilitate timely funding to support the implementation of reforms;
- Oversee the implementation of a communication strategy, change management and capacity building during the implementation of reforms;
- Ensure that reforms is co-ordinated with other relevant Government, development partners and private sector interventions by overseeing the implementation of a clear stakeholders engagement strategy;
- Review, identify quick wins and prioritise recommendations contained in the National Taskforce Report on Improvement of the Terms and Conditions of Service and other Reforms for Members of the National Police Service, Kenya Prisons Service and National Youth Service for immediate implementation;
- Provide technical guidance and facilitation in the implementation of the reforms and ensure that such implementation is consistent with Government policy objectives;
- Mobilize resources from national and international sources for implementation of the reforms;
- Prepare and submit to the Cabinet Secretary quarterly status report on reforms;
- Carry out or cause to be carried out such studies or research/learning exchange as it may consider appropriate for the performance of its functions.
- Develop a detailed implementation plan in line with the National Taskforce Report; and
- Sustain, monitor and evaluate the progress and momentum of the reforms.
