Police Chiefs Reshuffle: IG Joseph Boiet Shakes Up Service Ahead Of Polls

Police Chiefs Reshuffle – Twenty-four senior officers including central police chief Larry Kiyeng and Mombasa’s Philip Tuimur have been moved in the latest shake-up in the service.

Top police commanders in Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, Kitale and Nairobi were moved in the reshuffle taking place just a month to the general election.

IG Joseph Boiet noted that there was a need to reorganize the service in readiness for the election.

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Police Chiefs Reshuffle

Kiyeng will take over as Mombasa regional commander while Tuimur moves to Embu. Eastern police boss Gideon Amalla, meanwhile, heads to Nyeri to serve as Central Region police chief.

Uasin Gishu county which is listed as a violence hotspot ahead of the elctions has its Commander Samson ole Kine moved to Kitale to replace Lilian Okembo who moves to Nairobi.

Augustine Ndumbi from the GSU headquarters has taken over in the county. Ndumbi has previously commanded operations in Baringo county against armed bandits.

Uasin Gishu county commissioner Abdi Hassan commented about the security threat in the region ahead of the election saying:

“We will not allow any form of lawlessness…security teams are working on measures to ensure peace is maintained throughout the election period.”

Hassan added that anyone found to be inciting or propagating hate speech will face the full force of the law.

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“We have already received gadgets to record all speeches at meetings. Those who engage in hate speech should know we will not tolerate that.”

The commissioner said late hour campaign meetings will be stopped as security teams in the region plan to meet with candidates over peace and security. He further urged for what happened in 2007/8 to not repeat itself.

“We have done a lot to reunite communities…no one will be allowed to take us back.”