The National Police Service Senior Staff College Emali Campus commandant Gisiri Nyamohanga was Tuesday named the new Nyanza Regional Police Commander in changes.
Deputy Inspector General of Kenya Police Eliud Lagat on Tuesday March 18 named Nyamohanga as the new Nyanza RPC.
She will replace Patrick Tito who was moved to Vigilance House and named the Principal Assistant to Lagat.
Lagat termed the changes normal to enhance operations at large and declared more changes are on the way
She was the senior most female officer in the APS.
This came following newly announced promotions on more than 700 senior officers by the National Police Service Commission.
More changes are expected in the service following the promotions.
The commission promoted more than 135 Senior Superintendent Police officers to the rank of Commissioner of Police.
Other beneficiaries also included 277 officers of the rank of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) 261 Superintendents of Police (SP) and 50 civilian staff of National Police Service (NPS) in various cadres.
A total of 51 other officers of the rank of CP were promoted to the rank of AIG.
NPSC promoted 14 senior police officers to the rank of Senior Assistant Inspector General (SAIG).
The NPSC promoted a total of 724 senior officers of the ranks between Assistant Superintendent (ASP) and Commissioner of Police (CP), which insiders termed as historic.
Following the promotions, Tito was moved to Vigilance House in Nairobi and named Principal Assistant to Lagat.
This follows the retirement of former PA to DIG Miriam Muli last month.
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.
Among those promoted 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 Jebet Lanet, 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.
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).
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