By Digital Reporter
Nairobi, Kenya: Prime Minister Raila Odinga has rejected President Kibaki’s appointments of deputies of Inspector General of Police and CID director over pending integrity issues.
The three appointees are Grace Kaindi as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Samuel Arachi for Administration Police and Ndegwa Muhoro director of CID .
Kibaki announced the three appointments on Friday.
Raila said the appointments were unconstitutional as he had not reached an agreement with the president.
“I had raised my serious objections to the three names that were presented to me in the consultations that were underway,” said Raila.
He further added that: “I had expressed reservations on their integrity, which needs to be unquestioned given the powerful role of the police in every aspect of the nation’s life, including of course the upcoming elections. The Independent Police Oversight Authority Chairman Macharia Njeru had also issued a scathing report highlighting serious allegations touching on the integrity of CID head Ndegwa Muhoro. Mr Njeru had also written to me and Kibaki indicating that Muhoro should not be considered for any of the upcoming police appointments.”
