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Kanja's fate in limbo as he awaits House endorsement, or rejection

Acting Inspector General Douglas Kanja Kirocho. The designate police boss has been acting as IG since resignation of Japhet Koome. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The fate of Douglas Kanja Kirocho now hangs in the balance even as President William Ruto nominated him as Inspector General of Police following the recommendation of the National Police Service Commission.

Mr Kanja, who has been serving as the acting Inspector General, is now degazetted and his fate is in the hands of both Parliament and the Senate who will now decide whether he is fit for the job or not.

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