The principal assistant to the Inspector General of police Abdalla Komesha was Monday appointed the acting Deputy Inspector General of Kenya Police.
This follows the retirement of the DIG Edward Mbugua.
National Police chairman Eliud Kinuthia said Komesha will act as the DIG for 14 days before they know the way forward.
“Mr Mbugua has retried and the commission has appointed Mr Komesha as the acting DIG. We will know the way forward after 14 days,” he said.
The commission met Monday virtually for the ratification.
Mbugua had hit the 60-year retirement age two years ago but was given a contract that was to lapse in July 2023.
Kinuthia described Mbugua, 63, as a hard-working officer who had given all to his career.
“He is available for consultations on policing matters. He did his best,” he said.
Komesha had been a career DCI officer and worked with the Banking Fraud Unit for a long time.
He has worked at the National Counter Terrorism Centre in Karen. The position of DIG is constitutional. Ends
