This archive report was first published on 30 November 2021.
On November 30, 2021, President Uhuru Kenyatta commended security sector agencies, led by the National Police Service (NPS), for their crucial role in containing the spread of Coronavirus in Kenya over the last two years.
Speaking at the 57th passing out parade of 2,619 new administration police officers at Embakasi A Campus in Nairobi County, President Kenyatta acknowledged the heroic acts of police officers and the sacrifices made by Kenya's gallant health workers in helping to forestall a national catastrophe.
“Over the last two years, the whole world has walked through the valley of the shadow of death as we combated the Coronavirus pandemic,” President Kenyatta said. “However, the firmness of our resolve as a nation helped to contain the surge of infections within our borders. In keeping the invisible enemy at bay, I thank the law enforcement agencies for the role they have played in enforcing the Covid-19 regulations and protocols,” he added.
President Kenyatta also commended the NPS for adapting seamlessly to the new demands imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, urging the new officers to continuously improve their competencies to address dynamic situations that call for new skills and approaches.
He reiterated the Government's commitment to ongoing NPS reforms, noting that since 2013, over 45,000 new police officers had joined the service, significantly boosting the entity's human resource capacity.
President Kenyatta cautioned the new officers against engaging in corruption and other workplace vices, assuring them that the Government would shield them from unjust condemnation.
