The Interior Cabinet Secretary(CS) Kithure Kindiki has ordered the immediate transfer of all police officers who have served for more than three years in one working station.
When he met with security committees from Kiambu, Murang’a, Kirinyaga, Nyeri, and Meru, Kindiki said that the transfers will be implemented beginning Friday.
Kindiki explained that the move seeks to eliminate conflict of interest, guard against internal sabotage, and enhance service delivery in the security sector.
“We have talked about this issue of 3-year transfer policy for too long and I just wanted to communicate that all the officers form all the agencies who have served in one station for 3 years and above will be transferred starting today morning across Kenya.”
Further, he said the government had directed the Inspector General of Police, Japhet Koome, and all those responsible to comply with the directive without fail.
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He explained that some junior officers who had overstayed in one police station for over ten years have local interests and have even ventured into business there in the local area.
He said they are part of the local community, blaming them partly for the country's challenges.
“They[officers] are the ones who have entered into the unholy alliance with some of the people who are destroying the country and they are the ones who even arrange protection fees.”
Additionally, Kindiki raised insubordination among some officers who had overstayed, noting their defiance towards superiors and a sense of entitlement based on their lengthy tenure at the station.
He warned against complacency, stressing that such behavior could undermine the effectiveness of the security apparatus, and vowed to enforce the transfer directive without exceptions.
