Ali Out

President Mwai Kibaki has appointed Mr Mathew Iteere as the new Police Commissioner.

Before this appointment, Mr. Iteere was serving as the Commandant of the General Service Unit in the Police Force.

Major General Hussein Ali has been moved to the Postal Corporation of Kenya as its Chief Executive Officer/ Post Master General.

Ali's former deputy Mr Lawrence Mwandime is the new Senior Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Livestock Development.

The changes according to a statement from the presidential press service take effect immediately.

The President has also named Mr Simeon Karanja Gatiba as the Director of Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and Mr Peter Eregai to be his deputy.

In other changes within the police force, President Kibaki appointed the following: Mr Francis Omondi Okonya as Senior Deputy Commissioner of Police I, Mr Julius Kangara Ndegwa, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Police II, in charge of Operations and Mr Jonathan Kipkurui Koskei, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Police II, in charge of Reforms.

Other appointees are: Mr Bakari Omar Jambeni, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Police II, in charge of Logistics, Mr Peter Kilonzo Kavila, Senior Deputy Commissioner II and Commandant Kiganjo Police Training College

Dr Cyrus Njiru, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade has been moved to that of Transport while Abdulrazaq Aden Ali takes over from Mr Njiru.

Meanwhile, the Kenya Alliance of Resident Associations (KARA) has welcomed the appointment of Mr. Mathew Iteere as the new Commissioner of Police.

In a statement, the alliance hopes that Mr. Iteere will move with speed to restore public confidence within the force.

"Efficient and effective oversight and implementation of the impending reforms within a force whose image has been tainted ought to be prioritized"