• Police and Correctional Service
The Kerowagi District has only one Police Station in the District located in the Kerowagi
Urban LLG. There is also the Mobile Squad 8 based at Ganigle mainly to undertake National
functions. The Kerowagi Police station has 32 regular and 32 auxiliary policemen and
women. Most of the regular police men and women have long past their working ages. Of
the 32 regular officers only 6 are young officers who are in their early 30s while the rest
are 50 years old and above. The reservists have not been paid for over two years while the
support staff have never received pay since employed. The cell lock ups, toilets and water
supply including power have been disconnected.

There is no police vehicle, communication systems, uniforms and fire arms are inadequate,
constant shortages of stationeries and office equipment. The Kerowagi Police Barracks is in
a very rundown state without water supply and sanitation services. It has deteriorated very
badly over the years due to lack of maintenance. In almost all the two bed room rundown
houses two families are sharing and living together.

It has become too difficult to enforce law and order effectively in a District of 114,510
people. Clearly, there are very critical capacity problems faced by police and other law
enforcement agencies in the District, which then hinders them from undertaking their tasks
successfully. The Barawagi Correctional Service exists in the District to undertake mainly
the National functions. A Juvenile Detention Centre is also being built at the current CIS
facilities. These two CIS facilities are under the responsibility of the National Government
but provides correctional services to the District as well.

• Village and District Courts in the District
Kerowagi District has 105 village court magistrates and two village court buildings/chambers
established in the Gena Waugla LLG. There are 19 gazetted Village Courts however, most
of them have never been working well over the years due to poor administration of the
Village Court system. A number of things need to be done to improve the Village Court
system standard to resolve conflicts amicably at the village level. Paying monthly wages
and supplying uniforms for Village Court officials are some of the key areas that need to be
addressed urgently.

The District Court has been opened recently after being closed for a very long period of time.
Some cases which warrant the District Court intervention are transferred to Kundiawa for
District Court hearing. Given such, there is an immediate need to adequately capacitate the
District Court system with necessary infrastructures, facilities and staffing to administer
the provision of this very important function.