Former Ruiru Sub-County Police Commander Stanley Mutunga has been demoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent over an incident where he reportedly assaulted two police constables in his office in 2019.
The officer is said to have physically assaulted the junior officers while he was OCPD Ruiru in Kiambu County.
The officers filed a complaint with the Internal Affairs Unit thus prompting an inquiry.
The investigations have since found the senior officer culpable,with the unit recommending that the Inspector General of Police (IG) initiate stern disciplinary action against him for violating the eighth schedule of the National Police Service (NPS) Act and the Service Standing Orders (SSO).
The IG,on receipt of the file,petitioned the NPS Commission to constitute a national disciplinary committee as required by law and further conduct disciplinary trials against the officer.
During the administrative trials,investigators testified before the committee and provided evidence which led to his demotion,as seen in a memo from the police headquarters.
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) director George Kinoti has reshuffled commanders and top sleuths in latest changes to the investigations unit.
The changes were prompted by the retirement of senior officers.
Nairobi Regional Criminal Investigations Officer (RCIO) is Paul Wachira who has been moved from Rift Valley. Taking his place will be Isaac Meeme.
Nairobi RCIO Bernard Nyakwaka has been named the head of the DCI Kenya Airports Police Unit and will be stationed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
Nyakwaka replaces Joseph Mugwanja who has been moved to DCI headquarters as the director of planning.
Taking over the reins at the Investigations Bureau (IB) is the outgoing head of Anti Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) John Gachomo. He has been replaced by Mombasa head of ATPU Martin Otieno at the headquarters.
Carrey Nyawinda takes over as the head of Banking Fraud Investigations Unit (BFIU). Nyawinda replaces Abdallah Komesha who was moved to DCI headquarters and will be deputizing Gachomo.
Kilimani head of DCI Fatuma Hadi will be in Rwanda for a senior officers’ training course. Her replacement will be Stephen ole Tanki.
Peter Kiboro is the new DCIO for Gigiri in Nairobi whereas Laikipia’s Francis Wanjau was moved to Kisumu in the same capacity.
Bernard Gicheru takes over as the director of operations at DCI, Pius Gitari as the boss at Special Service Unit (SSU), and Eliud Lagat director of reforms.
Kisii County Criminal Investigations Officer (CCIO) Adan Guyo has moved to Nyandarua in same capacity and Kitui’s Samuel Kobina to DCI academy as the deputy director.
Lawrence Okoth is set to make a move to Kitui where he will serve as the CCIO, Johnston Kola (North Eastern), Stephen Chacha (Western region) and Johna Kirui (DCI headquarters) as Amos Teben becomes director of complaints.
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The Inspector General, National Police had an annual conference where he met with senior commanders to review the programs and strategies as a security sector in preparation for the 2022 General Elections.
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He said that they will remain focused to offer maximum security for a free and fair election. The commanders identified the hot spot areas that are prone to electoral violence.
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The baseline report on police service delivery performance survey 2021 was also launched. The survey indicated that 63% of the public are satisfied with services received from the police.
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Speaking after the conference the Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiangi said that they have formed a multi-agency team to come up with a strategic plan to handle the 2022 election. He also loud the transformation in the National Police Service saying that the service delivery has improved.
Mr Mutyambai also thanked every Police Officer for the great work they are doing in crime and order management in their areas of jurisdiction.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i has said the ministry will craft rules barring police officers from engaging in romantic relations with their colleagues.
The minister says the move is meant to avert marital murders. Matiang’i spoke on Friday, April 30 at the Kenya Police Training College in Kiganjo, Nyeri County during the induction of new police recruits. “We are scaling up the management practice of the police service,” he said.
“We have to adopt a new way [of doing things]. We will create a new gender relations office that will be under the supervision of the Inspector General of Police. Some of the female police officers have filed sexual harassment complaints. I want to assure you that it won’t happen in the future,” added the CS. Matiang’i said his ministry is concerned by the rising numbers of National Police Service officers killing their loved ones who are also in the forces. “We will adopt a system similar to that of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) which bars the soldiers from getting into intimate relationships with their colleagues. Moving forward, it will be illegal for a police officer to date or get married to a fellow law enforcement officer. If it happens that two police officers fall in love, then one has to leave the Service,” he said.
The CS also warned high-ranking police officers against sexually harassing their juniors, stating the senior cops would be stripped of titles and, thereafter, sacked. “We won’t talk much moving forward, we will act,” he emphasised. The CS, however, said police officers who are already married to their colleagues won’t be affected by the new directive. The minister also put the media on the spot, claiming journalists often paint police officers in bad light.
Deputy Inspector General Edward Mbugua has approved the deployment and reshuffling of senior police officers within the National Police Service (NPS).
Several senior officers, (OCSs), have been moved within the counties while some have been moved from one division to another within the same county.
The reshuffle has affected police officers under the Traffic department, Maritime, Railways, Security Detail, Chaplaincy, Logistics, Operations, Reforms, Directorate and Legal affairs.
Two weeks ago, IG Mutyambai ordered the reshuffle of dozens of Ward Commanders popularly known as Officers Commanding Station (OCS). This followed complaints that some of them had overstayed at their stations for long. To further strengthen police command at the grassroots, all chiefs’ camps, which were initially manned by APs, were converted into police posts.
Earlier in March, Inspector General of Police Hilary Mutyambai announced the promotion of at least 20 senior police officers after the changes were approved by the National Police Service Commission.
Some of those promoted to the same rank were the IG’s principal assistant Gideon Munga Nyale, deputy director of National Air Support Department (NASD) Rodgers Mbithi, and the director of the Internal Affairs Unit Mohamed Amin.
Others include the head of the Border Patrol Unit College in Kanyonyo, Abdulahi Aden, Railways Police Commandant Peter Ndung’u, head of logistics at Administration Police, and former spokesman Masood Mwinyi and director of personnel at Kenya Police headquarters Boniface Maingi.
The new police appointments also saw several regional commanders promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police. Some of the regional commanders promoted include the head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations in Nairobi Bernard Nyakwaka, Nyanza regional police commander Karanja Muiruri, Central’s Augustine Nthumbi and DCI’s deputy director of investigations bureau Carey Nyawinda.
Officials said Mutyambai would announce more changes soon.
The service commanders have been operating in acting capacity hence affecting the general command and order, with the full list of the changes to be shared later by National Police Service.
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