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IG David Kimaiyo: Police chiefs will no longer address media

Inspector General David Kimaiyo consoles Mombasa Urban District Criminal Investigation Officer (DCIO) Ndumba Thangarai at a Mombasa hospital.

Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo has issued orders prohibiting county and divisional police heads from issuing any information to journalists outside crime scenes.

The police chief wants to be the one to comment on all crime issues, irrespective of their nature.

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