Politics and policy
Outgoing Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo. PHOTO | PHOEBE OKALL
NATION
By BDAfrica.com REPORTER
In Summary
- Mr David Kimaiyo has resigned as Inspector General of Police.
Mr David Kimaiyo quit as Inspector General of the
Kenya Police Service Tuesday afternoon, about half a day after a fresh
Al Shabaab attack in Mandera that left 36 people dead.
President Uhuru Kenyatta.......................................
accepted the 54-year-old IG’s “offer to retire” during a national television address shortly after.
accepted the 54-year-old IG’s “offer to retire” during a national television address shortly after.
The Head of State also announced
that he has nominated Major General (Rtd) Joseph Nkaissery for Cabinet
Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government. The
position has been held by Mr Joseph Ole Lenku, 44, since May last year.
Maj-Gen (Rtd) Nkaiserry, 65,
currently the Member of Parliament representing Kajiado Central, served
as Assistant Minister for Defence under President Mwai Kibaki between
2008 and March 2013.
Tuesday’s massacre in Mandera’s Koromei area raises the death toll from terror attacks since October 2011 to more than 300.
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