CAP. 84 National Police Service [Rev. 2012] (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), all officers shall undergo vetting by the Commission to assess their suitability and competence. (3) The Commission shall discontinue the service of any police officer who fails in the vetting referred to under subsection (2). 8. Command of the Service (1) The Service shall be under the overall and independent command of the Inspector-General appointed in accordance with Article 245 of the Constitution and the provisions of this Act. (2) The Inspector-General may perform the functions or exercise the powers of the office in person or may delegate to an officers subordinate to him. (3) A delegation under this Act— (a) shall be in writing; (b) shall be subject to any conditions the Inspector-General may impose; (c) shall not divest the Inspector-General of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the powers or the performance of the duty delegated, and (d) may be withdrawn, and any decision made by the person so delegated may be withdrawn or amended by the Inspector-General. (4) The Inspector-General shall give direction in situations of conflict between the different mandates of the different Services and units within the Service. 9. Appointment of the Inspector-General and the Deputy InspectorsGenerals The Inspector-General, the Deputy Inspector-General in charge of Kenya Police Service and the Deputy Inspector-General in charge of Administration Police Service, shall be appointed to office in accordance with Article 245 of the Constitution and sections 12 and 13 of this Act. 10. Functions and powers of the Inspector-General (1) The functions of the Inspector-General shall be to— (a) implement policy decisions; (b) audit of police operations and functioning; (c) co-ordinate all police operations; (d) advise the Government on policing matters and services; (e) prepare budgetary estimates and develop a policing plan before the end of each financial year, setting out the priorities and objectives of the service and the justification thereof; (f) determine the establishment and maintenance of police stations, posts, outposts, units or unit bases in the county and determine the boundaries of the police stations, outposts or unit bases; (g) determine the distribution and deployment of officers in the Service and recommend to the Commission and the County Policing Authorities; [Issue 1] N18 - 12