Police IG Japhet Koome confirms scaling down of Uhuru’s security
Koome the Inspector General of police confirms the scaling down of retired President Uhuru Kenyatta’s security
Koome the Inspector General of police confirms the scaling down of retired President Uhuru Kenyatta’s security.
The Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has addressed unease surrounding reports of the removal of the security detail attached to former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
On Thursday, February 3, Koome told the media in Mombasa that the adjustments were a result of a reorganization within the National Police Service (NPS).
Koome explained that in order to comply with National Police Service rules, he had called back the officer in charge of former president Uhuru’s security.
“Once the president has retired, the commander is a superintendent of police.
“An officer who was of the rank of an assistant Inspector General was with the retired president. So how do you expect an assistant Inspector General to report to another assistant Inspector General,” he insisted.
Koome went on to defend the move, saying that it wasn’t the result of a political witch hunt and that it was done in good faith.
However, he flatly refused to answer when asked how many police officers were assigned to the former president, claiming that the information was classified.
In addition, Koome affirmed that, in contrast to withdrawal rumors that surfaced on Friday, February 2, Mama Ngina Kenyatta’s security detail was still in place.
“The former First Lady has security, not just the former first lady, even our late two former Presidents, we secure their premises. We respect those offices, we provide security,” Koome stated.
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Additionally, the IG addressed concerns about the withdrawal of the security detail attached to former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, and Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho.
He noted that the changes were aimed at rationalizing security deployment in the country to ensure the fair distribution of security personnel.
According to him, it would be unfair if the former government officials were left to retain the same number of security personnel in their retirement yet the current officials were in need of protection in their operations.
He gave his asserted the government’s commitment to ensuring security for the former government officials and the nation at large without discrimination.
“We have put strategies in place to make sure Kenyans continue to enjoy peace and calm in the country. That is the mandate we are going to discharge without fear or favour, to ensure there is law and order and the country is safe and secure,” he noted.
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