CAP. 84 National Police Service [Rev. 2012] (5) For the avoidance of doubt, the laws on anti-corruption, the Public Officers Ethics Act 2003 (No. 4 of 2003), and other relevant laws shall apply to members of the Service. 72. Special police officers The Commission may, in consultation with the Inspector-General, at anytime, if it appears expedient in the interests of public order and safety so to do, appoint persons to be special police officers for such period and within such area as may be considered necessary, and every such officer shall, during the period of service as a special police officer, be deemed to be a police officer for the purposes of this Act. PART VIII – RECRUITMENT, ENLISTMENT AND TRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS 73. Oath of office A police officer shall upon being enlisted, make and sign before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths or before the Inspector-General, in English or Swahili and in such manner as the police officer may declare to be most binding on his conscience, the oath or the affirmation set out in the Fourth Schedule. 74. Certificate of Appointment (1) The Inspector-General shall ensure that a certificate of appointment is issued to every person who is appointed as a police officer. (2) A certificate of appointment shall be in a form prescribed by the regulations and be signed by a Gazetted police officer authorised by the Inspector-General for the purpose. (3) A police officer shall produce the certificate of appointment issued under subsection (2) on being requested to do so by any person in relation to whom the officer is exercising or is about to exercise a power conferred by this Act. (4) A failure to comply with subsection (3) shall invalidate any purported exercise of the power that the officer is seeking to exercise. (5) A certificate issued to a police officer under this section shall be evidence of the officer’s appointment not only for the purposes of legal proceedings but for all other purposes of the law. 75. Leaving the Service An officer may leave the Service only by the modes prescribed under this Act or the regulations. 76. Retirement from the Service (1) A Police officer below the rank of Deputy Inspector-General shall retire from the Service on attaining the age of sixty years but may, with the approval of the Commission, be permitted to retire on attaining the age of fifty years. [Issue 1] N18 - 40