Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet made a reshuffle in the police department as part of of ongoing reforms in the service.
Among the newly appointed in the police unit include six women new police bosses who were unveiled at Flamingo Hotel in Mombasa during a security meeting that was graced by the Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i.
According to IG Boinnet, “We are going to have 46 commanders. We don’t have a county commander for Nairobi because the regional commander is the county commander. That has been the tradition over the years.”
Jackson Tumwet was also named and will be head of operations in Nairobi with regional boss Philip Ndolo acting as the police commander.
Mr Ndolo is the Nairobi regional police commander.
The six female county police commanders are Naomi Ichami (Bomet), Leah Ngutu (Kirinyaga), Catherine Mugwe (Nyamira), Lydia Ligami (Kitui), Beatrice Gachago (Kajiado) and Esther Seroney (Homa Bay).
In his speech, Dr Matiangi’i said they were committed to “hunting” for more women for top slots.
Mombasa and Kwale police commanders Johnston Ipara and Tom Odero retained their positions.
Those affected in the region include Fredrick Ochieng who has been moved from Kilifi to Tana River and his office taken by Mr Patrick Okeri.
Mr Perminus Nyaga is the new county commander for Lamu, having replaced Muchangi Kioi who was not in the new list.
The new Taita Taveta County commander is Saidi Mohamed who replaced Halima Abdi whose fate is also unknown.