NAIROBI, Kenya — Former Nairobi Regional Police Commander Adamson Bungei has been appointed Director of the Kenya National Focal Point on Small Arms and Light Weapons in a reshuffle affecting several senior commanders across the National Police Service.
The changes, announced Wednesday by police headquarters, saw Bungei assume the role previously held by Jacinta Muthoni, who retired from service. Until his appointment to the small arms secretariat, Bungei served as the director of operations at Vigilance House.
In the reassignments, Rift Valley Regional Police Commander Jasper Ombati was moved to Central Region, swapping positions with Samuel Ndanyi.
Meanwhile, Paul Wambugu was transferred from Isiolo to the National Police Leadership Academy in Ngong, as Vigilance House sports chief Isaac Sang shifted to Isiolo to take over his former post. Tom Okoth was named the new head of sports at Vigilance House.
Police officials described the reshuffle as routine and aimed at strengthening operations. It comes months after former police spokesperson Charles Owino was reinstated to the service and seconded to the Office of the Government Spokesperson.
According to senior officials, more transfers and appointments at higher ranks are expected in the coming days as part of preparations for the 2027 general election.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen also announced sweeping policy directives to guide promotions, deployments, and the modernisation of the police service. He said all constables aged 50 and above will be promoted, with the Inspector General expected to issue guidelines covering other ranks.
Additionally, the CS said no officer will be transferred within a year of a previous deployment, noting that social circumstances will now be prioritised. Officers aged 50 and above will be posted closer to their home counties, while no officer will serve in an operational area for more than three years.
To enhance mobility, the government plans to procure 3,000 motor vehicles—prioritising electric models—to address fuel constraints and support environmental conservation efforts.
Murkomen further outlined a broad digital transformation agenda, including the digitisation of human resources and operational systems for the police, National Police Reservists, and National Government Administrative Officers. “Every chief will also be issued a tablet in the next six months for filing reports,” he said.
The ministry intends to expand civil registration centres from 174 to 400 within six months so that every sub-county has at least one registry. The CS added that 900 police stations will be constructed over the next two years in collaboration with the NGCDF, the Ministry of Interior, and the Affordable Housing Programme.
Also planned is the operationalisation of 24 sub-counties, 88 divisions, 318 locations, and 675 sub-locations within the next year, alongside the construction of 17,500 housing units for police officers and prison warders.
Murkomen said the recent reforms and security operations have yielded positive results, including the recovery of more than 1,000 illegal firearms in Kerio Valley in less than four months and a reduction in cases of cattle rustling in the Rift Valley.
Police leadership maintains that overall crime levels remain manageable nationwide, attributing the trend to ongoing reforms and enhanced coordination among security agencies.
