Police Boss Nominee Facing Vetting Committee

Boinet, who was nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta, will have to convince the joint committee that he is up to the task.

Boinet, who served in the defunct National Security and Intelligent Service (NSIS), now National Intelligence Service (NIS), is facing an uphill task of convincing the joint committee that he is ready and capable of revamping the police service, fighting graft and giving officers better working conditions by taking care of their welfare.

Boinet, a career policeman, joined the intelligence service in 1998. he holds two Master's degrees, one in security management and another in diplomacy.

He has also recently completed a course in Security Policy Analysis from Australia.

Boinet, a former police officer, will be making a come back in the police service which he left to join the intelligence service.

KIMAIYO'S RESIGNATION

He has served in the Kenyan missions in Harare and Rome as a desk officer before he was seconded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Head of Protocol.

The position of the Inspector General fell vacant following the resignation of David Kimaiyo in December last year. Kimaiyo cited personal reasons in his resignation.

Deputy Inspector General in charge of the Administration Police Samuel Arachi was then appointed in an acting capacity before the appointment of Kimaiyo's replacement.

Kimaiyo has since been appointed the chairman of the Kenya Airports Authority.

Kimaiyo's resignation came in the wake of the killing of over 60 people in Mandera by attackers believed to be members of the Al Shabaab.

By Maureen Murimi