Ruto appoints new deputy inspector general of police

12 April 2023 at 14:47

On April, 12, President Ruto appointed former GSU Commandant Douglas Kanja as the new Deputy Inspector General of the Kenya Police Service.

President William Ruto speaks during the official opening of the Kenya Social Protection Conference at the Kenya School of Government on April 4, 2023

Denis Mwangi

President William Ruto has some significant changes to Kenya's law enforcement agencies in a move to strengthen the country's security apparatus.

On April, 12, President Ruto appointed former GSU Commandant Douglas Kanja as the new Deputy Inspector General of the Kenya Police Service.

Kanja was unveiled as the replacement of former DIG Edward Mbugua who retired in March.

Douglas Kanja appointed as the new Deputy Inspector General of the Kenya Police Service

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Ruto appoints new deputy inspector general of police

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