The National Police Service Commission will on Tuesday conduct interviews for the position of the Director General of Criminal Investigations.
In a communique issued by the commission, names of 10 senior officers who made it to the final shortlist were today made public as the race to find the country’s next top detective enters the homestretch.
The list comprises senior seasoned detectives and forensic experts who have risen through the ranks and served the nation in various capacities in the security sector.
Top among them is former Nairobi regional DCI Chief Ireri Kamwende, who is the current Director of Planning at DCI headquarters. Prior to his recent posting, he was the Director of Forensics services and has had stints at the Anti-Narcotics and Banking Fraud Units.
Eliud Lagat, the current Director of Reforms at DCI headquarters is also among those shortlisted. Lagat is an explosives and post blasts expert who headed the forensic Bomb disposal unit prior to his current posting. He is also an alma mater of the esteemed National Defence College of Kenya.
Dr Mwangi Wanderi, the current head of DCI Railways command has also made it to the final list. Dr Wanderi, a distinguished scholar, was a long-serving Director of Personnel at DCI headquarters prior to his current posting and a top crime buster in the then Flying Squad unit during his heyday.
Also on the list is Munga Nyale, currently the Principal Assistant to the Inspector General at the NPS headquarters. Munga is also a former Director of DCI’s Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU).
253 applicants
Amin Ibrahim, the current head of the Internal Affairs Unit is also among those shortlisted to attend the interviews slated for Tuesday. Amin has served in various capacities including heading the then CID Investigations Bureau, and Banking Fraud Investigations Unit among other senior management positions.
Others who have tossed their hats in the ring include Coast Regional Criminal Investigations officer Mr Walumoli Barasa, who previously served as the Central RCIO and in the elite Serious Crimes Unit, Mr Michael Wiso, a former head of Legal Services at DCI HQs, Mr David Birech, the head of Police Reforms, Mr Paul Ndambuki, who has previously served at INTERPOL HQs in Lyon France and at the DCI Academy and Ms Esther Seroney, Bomet’s county police commander.
According to the commission which oversees the human resource management function of the National Police Service, a total of 253 applications for the position were received. The post fell vacant following the resignation of Mr George Kinoti, who has since been transferred to the Public Service Commission.
