Today marks the last day in office of Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet and  President Uhuru Kenyatta is yet to nominate someone to take over from  Bonnet.  Sources indicate that there are high level politics and lobbying for Bonnet's likely successors as all eyes remain fixed on the president who will ultimately have to make a choice. Be that as it may, who are some of the front runners in Bonnet's succession race? What advantages do they wield and what impediments stand in their way?