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IG Japhet Koome: Why we slashed Uhuru and Matiang'i's security

Inspector-General of Police Japhet Koome. [File, Standard]

The Inspector-General of Police Japhet Koome said on Friday that the National Police Service scaled down former President Uhuru Kenyatta's security detail to allow for efficient use of officers.

Addressing journalists in Mombasa on Friday, February 3, the IG also said the move was to align the command structure at the Presidential Escort Unit.

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