Nairobi, Jan. 18 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been ordered to compensate 23 police officers whose secondment to the agency was abruptly terminated three years ago.

The officers were part of a team of 60 seconded to the agency's investigations and enforcement department, but their services were terminated in January 2023 and they were released back to their employer, the National Police Service (NPS).

KRA had defended their redeployment to the police, saying the contracts were terminated to allow the tax collector to engage the NPS on a framework for support and collaboration in law enforcement and security-related activities.

The Employment and Labour Relations Court, however, said that even though KRA had a right to termin...