CID bosses moved in a reshuffle

By Cyrus Ombati

More than 20 CID bosses have been shuffled in changes aimed at checking crime in the country, which commissioner of police Mathew Iteere says are normal in enhancing police operations.

Among those moved was the head of Economic Crimes and Commerce Department at CID headquarters Prosper Bosire who goes to Nyanza provincial headquarters to head CID operations there. Bosire has been replaced by John Nyanzwii who has been the head of Serious Crimes unit at CID headquarters.

Buruburu CID boss John Kariuki moves to CID headquarters to replace Nyanzwii.

The changes mainly target areas that had been hit by a crime wave in the past months including Isiolo whose DCIO Henry Mwasinga has been moved to Embu provincial headquarters and has been replaced by Martin Kobina.

Both Nyandarua OCPD Jasper Ombati and his DCIO Isaac Onyango have been moved in the changes. Ombati goes for peace keeping mission in Sudan while Onyango moves to the Moi International Airport in the same capacity.

Iteere also moved Patrick Kiswii to CID headquarters to be the deputy head of operations while Kasarani DCIO Stephen Chacha has been transferred to Nandi South in the same capacity.

Others named are John Ndung'u (Malindi), Kavete Kulova (Machakos), Valerian Wambutsi (Kasarani), Isaac Musyoki (Eldoret), Henry Kiambati (Buruburu), Martin Mbaya (Naivasha), Peter Ndubi (Garissa), Peter Mutie (Kiambu), Ongera Kemuma (Rift Valley Headquarters) and Francis Lungichira (Nyeri).

Kangundo DCIO Zachary Mbaya has been transferred to CID headquarters.

Sources said more changes targeting OCPDs are in the offing citing ongoing promotional interviews amongst the junior cadres. A section of officers have been questioning the motive of the interviews claiming the internal police boards that oversee them are illegal but police headquarters on Thursday said they are within the law.

The officers say the issue of promotions should be carried out by the Police Service Commission, which is yet to be formed. Internal security permanent secretary Francis Kimemia said the process of naming the commission and the chairman is ongoing.

"The deadline of application for the team ended on Tuesday and I believe the team tasked to look for the commissioners is still working on the names before we know who they are," he said.

The commission will later embark on efforts to look for the inspector general of police, his two deputies and the director of CID.