Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet has redeployed 27 police officers including two his assistants.
Assistant IG Tom Omami was assigned to the Forensic department from the DCI headquarters in the
letter dated
January 15.
Assistant IG Patrick Mugo who was
based at the Police headquarters was moved to the Inspectorate.
Senior
officers redeployed are Gideon Kibunja, from
Director of Planning to Rift Valley regional coordinator.
Vitalis Otieno is the new deputy commandant at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations training school.
Superintendent of Police Henry Kiambati who was Buruburu DCIO will take over the post in Nakuru.
SP Emily Wangari who was the personal assistant to former DIG Grace Kaindi has been moved to the DCI's Public Complaints department.
The redeployment follows the vetting of 1,364 officers in an exercise that took 14 months and ended in October, 2015.
The officers who were vetted hold the ranks of senior superintendents, superintendents and assistant superintendents.
Sixty three senior police officers were sacked after the exercise unearthed massive
corruption in the service, especially in the traffic department.
