By MOHAMED AHMEDMore by this AuthorThe National Police Service (NPS) is set to study the trends and causes of suicide among police officers to end such deaths. NPS Chief Executive Officer Joe Onyango Tuesday said that, with the police reforms, the service is keen to identify areas that put pressure on the officers, leading them to commit suicide. Addressing journalists at the Mombasa Port Police Station where an officer committed suicide last week, Mr Onyango said the study will give the NPS a sound scientific background to help it decide how best to respond to the officers' societal and work-related needs. “We are going round collecting information on our officers to establish a repository to enable us to study the trends and see the areas we can address,” said Mr Onyango. He noted that the NPS is also planning to implement some of its existing policies, with measures like disciplinary transfers to be keenly reviewed.

Source: Daily Nation January 08, 2019 13:30 UTC