Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has resigned.
The Deputy-Inspector General of the Kenya Police Service Douglas Kanja will take over from Koome as the acting IG.
"His Excellency Hon William Samoei Ruto, PhD, CGH, President and Commander in Chief of the Defence Forces, has on this 12th day of July, 2024, accepted the resignation of Eng. Japheth N. Koome, MGH, as the Inspector General of the National Police Service."
President William Ruto has appointed Eliud Langat as the Acting Deputy Inspector General of the Kenya Police Service.
Ruto has further appointed James Kamau as the Acting Deputy Inspector General of the Administration Police Service.
Ruto nominated IG Koome in September 2022 to the position of Inspector General of Police.
He was vetted and both the National and Senate Assembly gave Koome a clean bill of health for the role.
Koome took over from Hillary Mutyambai who went on a terminal leave.
He was a former Nairobi County Police Commander and a Commandant of the National Police Service College, Kiganjo.
Koome is a career police officer who has risen through the ranks to the position of Inspector General.
He served as Officer Commanding Police Officer at Central Police in Nairobi and regional commander for Nairobi.
Koome was later moved to police headquarters to serve as principal deputy of deputy inspector general of police Edward Mbugua.
He is a civil engineer.
The Inspector General’s Office was established following the promulgation of the 2010 constitution.
Retired IGP David Mwole Kimaiyo was appointed as the first office holder on December 20, 2012, to 2014.
