News Just in: Watchmen Given Powers to Arrest Kenyans in New Proposal.
News Just in: Watchmen Given Powers to Arrest Kenyans in New Proposal: Watchmen will soon have powers to arrest suspected criminals should the proposed Private Security Regulations sail through.
This comes after a meeting between officials from the Ministry of Interior and the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on Tuesday.
According to the New proposals, was security personnel guardin gates will be empowered to detain individuals suspected of engaging in criminal acts and immediately forward them to the police.
They will also have the power to conduct searches when an individual enters and leaves a building.
Members of parliaments have however expressed that they are not in full support of this.
A parliament report read,”They noted that though the provisions were alive to the current security and safety threats in the county, it is important to put the necessary safeguards to curb misuse of the powers.”
“Owing to the need for closer scrutiny of some of the provisions contained in these regulations, the Committee requested a lengthy engagement with the State Department at a later date, before allowing for the publication of the regulations for consideration by the House,”
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