Analysis of the Influence of Checks and Balances on Security Service Delivery in National Police Service, Kenya
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Date
2021
Authors
Kimolo, Benjamin Kaviku
Jane Njoroge, Jane
Minja, David
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The International Journal of Business and Management
Abstract
Security is vital for the holistic development of the human person. Insecurity hinders socio-economic-religio-political
growth in different ways. These include threats to physical security, the absence of safe living environments, dangers that
prevent people from achieving sustainable livelihoods, and the impact upon health and education services. As one of the
main providers of security, the National police service plays a pivotal role in creating the conditions for safety of property
and human being. However, all too often the National Police Service in Kenya has over the years accused of
ineffectiveness. This ineffectiveness has been hungered on failure to have efficient checks and balances in the NPS.
Empirical studies indicate that, despite regulating bodies providing checks and balances in National police service, little
significance has been realized. Checks and balances serve several functions, especially preventing one government
entity/department from consolidating extreme power, afford better policies through deliberation and precludes one
government branch from going out of its constitutional mandate. In a diffuse system, checks and balances play a critical
role in determining the locus of accountability and allocating power between central government organs. Previous
studies haven’t shade light on checks and balances enshrined in the constitutional structures for a structural association
of the independent institutions. Therefore, this research sought to determine the effects of checks and balances on
security services delivery by National Police Service (NPS) in Kenya. Results indicate that, checks and balances
significantly influence the quality of security services delivered by NPS. However, it had a positive influence in terms of
regulatory structures currently in place and oversight being carried out objectively. IPOA was not effective in its
oversight responsibilities as per IPOA Act 2011 (Revised 2012) and IPOA strategic plan 2014. Thus, targeted efforts
should be channelled towards re-vitalizing the spirit, mission, mandate and objectives of IPOA, community policing, NPSC
and AIU as a crucial agency for police/civilian rights promotion and advocacy.
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Keywords
Checks and balances, national security service, national police service
Citation
Kimolo, B. K., Njoroge, J., & Minja, D. (2021). Analysis of the Influence of Checks and Balances on Security Service Delivery in National Police Service, Kenya. The International Journal of Business & Management, 9(10). https://doi.org/10.24940/theijbm/2021/v9/i10/BM2110-038