Aidan Eyakuze and Ben Taylor, both of whom work for the independent East African initiative Twaweza, argued that the bill gives too much power to police without meaningful oversight: 
Aidan Eyakuze na Ben Taylor, wote wawili wakifanya kazi kwenye asasi huru inayofanya kazi zake Afrika Mashariki iitwayo Twaweza, walikuwa na hoja kwamba muswada huo unatoa nguvu nyingi mno kwa polisi bila namna nzuri ya kuwadhibiti: