Analysis of the Influence of Checks and Balances on Security Service Delivery in National Police Service, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKimolo, Benjamin Kaviku
dc.contributor.authorJane Njoroge, Jane
dc.contributor.authorMinja, David
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-12T09:53:25Z
dc.date.available2023-07-12T09:53:25Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractSecurity 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKimolo, 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/BM2110-038en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI No.: 10.24940/theijbm/2021/v9/i10/BM2110-038
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/26173
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe International Journal of Business and Managementen_US
dc.subjectChecks and balancesen_US
dc.subjectnational security serviceen_US
dc.subjectnational police serviceen_US
dc.titleAnalysis of the Influence of Checks and Balances on Security Service Delivery in National Police Service, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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