A police reshuffle is in the offing following the promotion of more than 100 senior officers in the National Police Service.
The National Police Service Commission ratified promotions for more than ten senior officers to the rank of Senior Assistant Inspector of Police (SIAIG), 40 to Assistant Inspector of Police (AIG), more than 60 to Commissioner of Police (CP) while several others were elevated to Senior Superintendent of Police.
The promotions mean the commanders have to be moved and new ones of the rank of Senior Superintendent named in their stead.
The changes are expected to be announced anytime as officers privy to the plans said already, the stations to receive new commanders have been identified.
In the promotions, Kasarani police boss Peter Mwanzo has been promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police and moved to Nakuru as the county commander to replace Beatrice Kiraguri who was moved to Nairobi command and named the deputy commander.
The promotions announced on June 26 affected all the three services and for the first time saw ten senior officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) promoted to AIG.
James Mugera, who has been acting as the Nairobi Regional Police boss was elevated to AIG and confirmed as the region’s police chief as was the case for Tom Odero (Rift Valley), George Seda (North Eastern) and Manase Musyoka (Central).
The regions are seen as hot spots ahead of the August polls.
Other officers promoted include Rose Kuraru and Jacinta Muthoni (SAIG) while Police Spokesman Bruno Shioso, DCI Head of Crime Intelligence and Research Bureau (CRIB) Paul Mumo, Coast Regional DCI head Bernard Barasa, DCI Head of Railways Simoni Mwangi Wanderi, Head of ballistics at the DCI Johnstone Mwongera and deputy commandant at police Airwing Thomas Kabute were promoted to the rank of AIG.
Nairobi Area DCI boss Paul Wachira, his Rift Valley counterpart Isaac Meeme and Amos Omuga of DCI Training school were upgraded to AIG.
Lazarus Opicho of Judicial Police Unit, Head of Reforms at DCI Eliud Langat, Deputy Director of Forensics Margaret Karanja and Zipporah Mboroki of DCI Academy were also promoted to the rank of AIG.
Others who have been promoted to Commissioners of Police are Head of the Special Services Unit Pius Gitari, Narok heed of DCI Mwenda Ethaiba, Lang’ata’s Samuel Kobina, Gigiri’s Peter Kiboro, Starehe OCPD Julius Kiragu, Gigiri’s Alice Kimeli, Lang’ata’s Benjamin Mwanthi who has already been moved to Inspector General’s office to personnel office and Central’s David Mburukua.
Those promoted to the rank of SSP include Deputy Head of Operations at DCI headquarters Samuel Bett, Head of Fichua Uhalifu David Chebii, DCI George Kinoti’s Personal Assistant Lawrence Some and David Wafula of Child Protection Unit, head of communications at DIG’s office Jared Ojuok.
Many other deserving officers are yet to be promoted but the commission said they will be considered in October.
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