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Matiang’i vows to cut officers assigned to VIPs by half

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i. [Photo: Courtesy]

The number of police officers assigned to VIPs will be cut by half if Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has his way.

There are 12,000 officers assigned to various VIPs in various capacities. Some are stationed at the gates of properties owned by the VIPs, even in places where the owners hardly ever visit.

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