How House chaos saved top officers

What you need to know:

  • “The amendment to this Act shall declare vacant the office of the Deputy Inspector-General in charge of Kenya Police, the Deputy Inspector-General in charge of Administration Police Service and the Director of Criminal Investigation,” the amendment says in part.

The Eldama Ravine lawmaker had proposed changes to the Security Bill that would have seen the three police top brass dismissed.

Mr Moses Lessonet told the Nation by phone Monday: “The chaos on Thursday saved them. We were really determined to pass it.”

He was speaking of changes to the Bill that would have seen Director of Criminal Investigations Ndegwa Muhoro and the two deputy inspectors-general Samuel Arachi and Grace Kaindi sent home had the MPs passed the Bill in its initial form.

RELIEVED OF THEIR NAIROBI

“The amendment to this Act shall declare vacant the office of the Deputy Inspector-General in charge of Kenya Police, the Deputy Inspector-General in charge of Administration Police Service and the Director of Criminal Investigation,” the amendment says in part.

Ms Kaindi heads the Kenya Police while Mr Arachi oversees the Administration Police.

The, who did not rule out reintroducing the clause, told the Nation that the amendment had the support of members, who wanted the three top officers replaced.