Friday, January 13, 2012

Five top cops to quit police



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FIVE top policemen widely expected to be in the running for the new post of Inspector General of Police will have left the service by the time vetting for the post starts in April. Four of the five meet the qualifications for the top job or deputy Inspector General. Their departure is expected to have an impact on the number of those expected to apply for consideration.
The Star has established that the officers will be leaving the service for personal reasons; others have opted to leave before the end of their contracts or the revised retirement age of 60 years. Those leaving include deputy CID Director Futu Mwachai, head of anti-narcotics unit Sebastian Ndaru , senior deputy Police Commissioner Jambeni Omar Bakari, Nairobi police chief Anthony Kibuchi and Director of Personnel Charlton Muriati.
Last evening, police spokesman Eric Kiraithe confirmed Mwachai and Ndaru were leaving the force and said: “We are proud of the two officers and we wish them all the best in their future endeavours.” Kiraithe declined to comment on the departure of Muriithi, Bakari and Kibuchi saying he had yet to get information about the same. Multiple police sources said Mwachai and Ndaru’s retirement had already been approved and accepted by Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere and the Public Service Commission.
Mwachai, is expected to move into politics after he leaves on February 14, while Ndaru had already handed back his uniform and had started clearing out of his office. Contacted, Ndaru declined to give details about his future plans. Multiple sources said Muriithi had already landed a job at the Kenya Airports Authority where he is expected to report soon.
We were unable to reach him for comment. Nairobi police chief Kibuchi and Bakari, who is in charge of logistics, are also expected to leave before the vetting starts. Kibuchi, is currently serving on contract after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 55 in 2009. His contract is expected to expire in June while that of Nyanza police chief Njue Njagi,, is expected to end in August.
Mwachai is a senior deputy commissioner of police and the deputy boss at CID headquarters. Mureithi, a senior deputy commissioner is the director of personnel at Police headquarters while Bakari, is currently the commandant of the Kenya Police College, Kiganjo.

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