President William Ruto has appointed Douglas Kanja as the Inspector General of the National Police Service.
This follows approval by the National Assembly on Wednesday. He had earlier on been approved by the Senate after vetting.
Kanja will take over from Japhet Koome who resigned in July.
Kanja is the immediate former Deputy Inspector General of Kenya Police.
Prior to his nomination by the President to become IG, he served as Acting IG after Koome’s resignation.
