Inside Kindiki’s High-Stakes Closed-Door Meeting With Top Security Chiefs
On Monday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki unveiled fresh strategic and tactical approaches to address the renewed surge in criminal activities within the country.
Following a private meeting with the nation’s leading security officials, Kindiki declared in a released statement that the foremost security agencies are consistently reassessing their operational, tactical, and strategic methods in response to numerous security challenges confronting the country.
Kindiki expressed that this action would ensure the nation’s safety and create a favorable atmosphere for socio-economic progress.
The meeting was attended by various security leaders, including Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome, Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin, and Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo.
The Deputy Inspector-General of the Kenya Police Service, Douglas Kanja, and the Deputy Inspector-General overseeing the Administration Police Service, Noor Gabow, were also present among the security stakeholders in the meeting.
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“The operations of the National Police Service (NPS) continue to draw guidance and inspiration from the National Security Strategy and Policy Framework provided by the National Security Council,” Kindiki stated.
Kindiki convened with security leaders a week after instructing the dispatch of a specialized security unit to Kisii County in response to a string of brutal assaults carried out by criminal groups.
The designated team received the responsibility to examine and apprehend those behind the planning, funding, and execution of criminal activities that have occurred recently in certain areas of Kisii.
He additionally mentioned that the deployment was intended to improve monitoring efforts and decrease incidents of muggings and stabbings carried out by organized criminal groups.
Similarly, on March 8, the Interior CS ordered the immediate transfer of all police officers who have served at one station for more than three years.
While issuing the orders, Kindiki noted that the directive would not only prevent internal sabotage but also improve service delivery within the security sector by mitigating conflict of interest in fighting crime.
“The 3-year transfer policy must apply mandatorily for all Police Officers Countrywide,” Kimdki stated at the time.
Inside Kindiki’s High-Stakes Closed-Door Meeting With Top Security Chiefs