
On the eve of New Year in 2019, former DCI boss George Kinoti announced he had disbanded the dreaded flying squad unit on account of loss of public trust.
After pronouncing the death verdict on the squad, Kinoti directed that all officers who served in the unit be transferred and that their role taken over by the Special Crimes Prevention Unit, another specialised police unit in Nairobi.
The Special Crimes Prevention Unit (SCPU) was rebranded and renamed the Special Service Unit (SSU).