Mombasa county commissioner Mohamed Maalim
has been transferred to Kisumu in the latest shake-up of security officials.
The commissioner had been
transferred from Bungoma in May to replace
Evans Achoki, who was sent to Murang'a.
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Achoki has been recalled to Mombasa from where he was dramatically removed.
He had also served in Mt Elgon where he spearheaded the operation to wipe out the dreaded Sabaot Land Defence Force militia.
John Elung'ata is the new Murang'a county commissioner.
Maalim confirmed his transfer but did not reveal the reasons behind the move.
Coast regional coordinator Nelson Marwa was once quoted saying the commissioner had been reluctant in the fight against insecurity.
But Maalim refuted claims of bad blood between them.
“I had no fight with anyone. I received the matching orders and I am now at work in Kisumu," he said. "We are all Kenyans... We should serve the nation with all our effort."
Maaalim was instrumental in containing notorious gangs at the Coast including Wakali Kwanza, Wakali Wao and Watalia.
Some of the criminals had been linked to a series of armed robberies and sexual assaults against women.
In July, Maalim commissioned a swoop in Kisauni leading to the killing of three men suspected to be al Shabaab terrorists.
Kisauni MP Rashid Bedzimba's step-brother was killed in the operation during which three hand grenades were found.
Politicians including Bedzimba and Governor Hassan Joho criticised the commissioner but he did not relent in efforts against crime.
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Maalim's transfer to Kisumu comes amid efforts against gangs, including '40
Brothers', that
have harassed and harmed residents.
It was reported in May that 10
youths were
, whipped with crude weapons and chased through the Kisumu CBD.
In June,
residents asked Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet to arrest a marauding gang that stripped people naked and tortures some to death.
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