mkenyan wrote:McReggae wrote:mkenyan wrote:McReggae wrote:Why does Kimaiyo want to control both the operational and human resource of the police force. He should accept that things have changed and move. THe commission as is mandated by law should control the human resource and discipline in the force while Kimaiyo deals with the operational and commading issues!!!
in my opinion you cannot in kenya have any meaningful control of the operational aspects of the police force without having control of the human resource. that is why in effect kiamiyo is powerless to reign in the insecurity. he is really doing a thankless
job - doesn't have much power and takes all the blame.
You seriously think so......he controls the police force, the guy most of the time so incoherent Kimaiyo, with poor PR and communication skills, he comes out as a carryover from the past who is in the wrong place. Upto now, we havent been told what was wrong with the promotions Kavuludi announced late last year, or what was wrong with the interviews for County Police Commanders! I think Kimaiyo envisages the police force exactly how he left it ten years ago; where the Commissioner was a small god. And therein lies the disconnect.
in my view in reality to have any real power in the police force in kenya
you have to be able to control the human resource (promotions, firing etc) otherwise you just become the ceremonial head of the police. when our police force would get professional enough with actual professionals on the job then this system may work. on the poor pr and communication skills i agree with you.
You couldn't be more wrong, why does he need to have these powers, he should allow the systems to work same as they do in every other organiations.
I don't know what you do but if you go to successfull organisations e.g Safaricom, EABL, KQ, KCB etc, you will find that even the CEO needs to follow laid down organisational systems in HR engagements but still retains their powers and remain effective and successful in delivering their mandate.
If you ask my opinion, the IG is way out of his depth and is drowning and taking all of us with him.
"The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins