The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security has visited the Border Police Unit (BPU) Headquarters and the Border Police Training College at Kanyonyo in Kitui County as part of Parliament’s oversight of the country’s national security infrastructure and border protection capabilities.
The delegation, led by Committee Chairperson Gabriel Koshal Tongoyo, was received by the Deputy Inspector General of the Administration Police Service (DIG-APS), Gilbert Masengeli, during the inspection visit.
The parliamentary team is assessing the Border Police Unit’s operational capacity, institutional infrastructure, training facilities and preparedness to effectively discharge its mandate of securing Kenya’s borders.
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The visit forms part of Parliament’s oversight responsibility, which allows lawmakers to obtain first-hand information on the operations, resources and institutional capacity of security agencies under their jurisdiction.
At the Kanyonyo facility, the committee is focusing on the infrastructure and training environment supporting the Border Police Unit, an important component of the country’s internal security architecture.
The inspection also brings attention to the role of specialised police training institutions in equipping officers with the skills and operational capacity required to respond to evolving security challenges.
For Kitui County, the visit places Kanyonyo at the centre of a national parliamentary oversight exercise involving one of the country’s security institutions.
The committee’s assessment is expected to provide an opportunity for lawmakers to examine the facilities and operational requirements of the unit as Parliament continues exercising its constitutional oversight mandate over government institutions.
Details of any specific findings or recommendations arising from the inspection had not been disclosed at the time of publication.
