Parliament should adopt proposed disciplined forces Amendment Bills

Regarding the BDF and or Section 137 of its Act, the Bill seeks to make repress statutory provisions to bar the making of deductions of the pay of officers and soldiers by reason of such officers or soldiers being the subject of disciplinary proceedings within the army, or by reason of facing charges before a court martial or criminal charges before a court of law.

Concerning Prisons Officers, the object of the Bill is to delete the provisions of section 52 of the Prisons Act Cap 21:03, which requires that a portion of the salary of an officer who is interdicted pursuant to being charged for an offence, be deducted for any sum being not more than one half of his or her salary. Further, the purpose of the Bill, is to bring about uniformity in the conditions of work for officers under interdiction and facing charges for offences under the Act, with those of other Government employees undergoing disciplinary process, or facing criminal charges.