- Kanja also moved 97 other officers on general duties to various stations in the changes dated July 28.
- More changes are expected in the service, insiders said.
Image: STAR
Dozens of traffic officers were moved in mass transfers announced by Deputy Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja.
The officers targeted those attached to Thika and Sagana stations and affected nearly all officers who served in these two police stations.
Officials said there were complaints the officers had overstayed there. Others had adverse reports of graft, which they denied.
The changes saw some of the officers who served in the traffic departments redeployed to police stations (general duties) in far-flung areas.
Kanja also moved 97 other officers on general duties to various stations in the changes dated July 28.
More changes are expected in the service, insiders said.
The transfers come days after Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss Mohammed Amin ordered a massive transfer of all officers who served in Mulolongo and Kitengela DCI offices.
The same case applied in the changes by Amin where some of the officers were moved to DCI offices away from Nairobi.
For instance, Elena Wamuyu, a long-serving head of traffic in Thika was moved to the general duties and named the new Kiambu head of operations.
Wamuyu, a chief Inspector of Police is the senior-most officer on the list of transfers.
The new head of traffic in Thika is Moses Bundi, a former deputy station commander at Railways, in Kibwezi.
Kiambu head of traffic Wycliffe Makanda is the new head of the crime office at Rioma police in Kisii.
Meanwhile, there is ongoing lobbying in the service for some officers to secure positions for the 1,000 officers who will be deployed to Haiti.
Sources said many officers want to join the team to be sent to the mission following the announcement by the government.
Kenya has committed to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to help train and assist Haitian police to restore normalcy in the country and protect strategic installations.
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua said Kenya's commitment is to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to help train and assist Haitian police in restoring normalcy in the country and protect strategic installations.
“Kenya stands with persons of African descent across the world, including those in the Caribbean, and aligns with the African Union's diaspora policy and our commitment to Pan Africanism, and in this case to “reclaiming of the Atlantic crossing.”
“Kenya's proposed deployment will crystalize once a mandate from the UN Security Council is obtained and other Kenyan constitutional processes are undertaken,” he said.
He added an Assessment Mission by a Task Team of the Kenya Police is scheduled within the next few weeks. This assessment will inform and guide the mandate and operational requirements of the Mission.
This has prompted lobbying at various levels.