Deputy Nyanza Regional Police Commander Abdullahi Jire took over as the actin police boss following the transfer of Patrick Tito to Vigilance House in Nairobi.
Tito was promoted and named Principal Assistant to Deputy Inspector General DIG Kenya Police Eliud Lagat.
This follows the retirement of former PA to DIG Miriam Muli last month.
Tito handed over to Jire on Monday as he moved to Nairobi for his new assignment.
As the PA to the DIG, Tito will be the main driver of the service in many ways. He will advise the DIG on many operational matters.
He goes to a familiar territory. He had served former police bosses as Personal Assistant in the same office. They include Maj Gen (rtd) Hussein Ali, Mathew Iteere, David Kimaiyo and Joseph Boinnet.
He was then moved to diplomatic police unit, railways and later to Nyanza where he has served for almost a year.
The changes came after the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) promoted 14 senior police officers to the rank of Senior Assistant Inspector General (SAIG).
The NPSC also promoted a total of 724 senior officers of the ranks between Assistant Superintendent (ASP) and Commissioner of Police (CP).
The promotions included the Director of Human Capital Development (NPS), Dr. Mwangi Wanderi, Principal Assistant to the Inspector General, Mathew Kutoh, Commandant National Police Service Airwing, Captain James Kabo, Commandant National Criminal Investigations Academy-DCI Sospeter Munyi, former Nairobi Region commander Adamson Bungei who is the current Director of Operations at Vigilance House; the Director of Personnel Catherine Wanjiku Mugwe, director of Community Policing Judy Chebet, the commandant of the Border Patrol Unit Isaac Halima and Tito.
Officers from the Administration Police Service promoted to the rank of SAIG include Lazarus Opicho (Security of Government Buildings), Hesborn Lusweti (Personnel), Jackson Kangami (Operations), Hoseah Limo (Anti-Stock Theft Unit).
Francis Ndiema (Personnel) from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations was also promoted to the rank of SAIG.
Director Corporate Communication Michael Muchiri Nyaga and Chief Transport Officer-APS, Edward Ochola were promoted to the rank of AIG.
Some 51 other officers of the rank of CP were promoted to the rank of AIG. They include Coast Region police commander Ali Nuno, Commandant Kenya Airports Police Unit (KAPU) Benard Korir, Samuel Ndanyi (Central), Hillary Birgen (Logistics), Johana Tanui (Operations), Patrick Mwakio (Inspectorate), Sarah Duncan (Reforms), Joyce Kanda (Personnel), Richard Cheptilat (Airwing).
The Chief of Operations in Haiti Stephen Kipruto, Deputy Commandant Richard Rotich, Dr Philip Ouma (DCI Reforms), Ali Samata (Banking Fraud), Dennis Okadapau (Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau) and Janet Shako (Logistics) were also promoted to the rank of AIG.
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