Uhuru fail to notice senior cops, appoints their juniors as deputy IGs
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday made sweeping changes in the hierarchy of the National Police Service only retaining IG Joseph Boinnet at the top.
Uhuru sacked Deputy IGs in charge of Administration Police and the Kenya Police services, Samuel Arachi and Joel Kitili respectively.
Long serving Directorate of Criminal Investigations boss Ndegwa Muhoro was also fired in the changes unveiled in a televised address from State House.
The three were sent to the Public Service Commission for redeployment in a reshuffle that is likely to be challenged in court for lack of gender balance.
This was the first time the president sent all the deputy IGs packing at ago.
Uhuru by-passed senior officers in the ranks of principal deputy IG Kingori and Mwei.
He also overlooked senior deputy IGs - GSU commandant Stephen Chelimo, Director of police operations Benson Kibue, his AP counterpart Peter Pamba; and AP Training commandant Peter Muriithi.
The head of state appointed their juniors to replace them.
Kenya Police Training College commandant Noor Gabow and Presidential Escort Commandant Edward Mbugua are APS and KPS bosses in that order.
NPS spokesman George Kinoti was named the acting DCI boss to replace Muhoro.
AP officers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they were happy with Arachi's dismissal.
The officers said they were hopeful that Gabow will end impunity at the Jogoo House and ensure payments are timely.
The officers mostly from the AP's Rural Border Patrol and Rapid Deployment Units said they are hopeful that operational allowances will reach their pockets.
"We have been in Operation Linda Boni for two years and we only received our allowances once. We have been wishing that we could be placed under Kitili because our regular police and GSU counterparts have been receiving their allowances monthly without any delays," a police officer said.
Arachi has headed the APS since 2012 following the retirement of former Nakuru governor Kinuthia Mbugua on September 4, 2012.
He was was serving as the commander of Security of Government Unit - the largest unit in APS before appointment to head the AP which he retained after the National Police Service Commission interviews for deputy IGs.
Kitili, a former GSU commandant, replaced Grace Kaindi who was disgracefully removed from the Kenya Police in 2015.
Muhoro's and Arachi's terms were ending in March. Kitili had served for two years as deputy IG after taking over from Kaindi in September 2015.
"We have been in Operation Linda Boni for two years and we only received our allowances once. We have been wishing that we could be placed under Kitili because our regular police and GSU counterparts have been receiving their allowances monthly without any delays," a police officer said.
Arachi has headed the APS since 2012 following the retirement of former Nakuru governor Kinuthia Mbugua on September 4, 2012.
He was was serving as the commander of Security of Government Unit - the largest unit in APS before appointment to head the AP which he retained after the National Police Service Commission interviews for deputy IGs.
Kitili, a former GSU commandant, replaced Grace Kaindi who was disgracefully removed from the Kenya Police in 2015.
Muhoro's and Arachi's terms were ending in March. Kitili had served for two years as deputy IG after taking over from Kaindi in September 2015.
