4 Spies Uhuru Has Bet His Legacy On

 President Uhuru Kenyatta seems to develop a liking for military and intelligence officers if his appointments are anything to go by.

The President, it appears, believes the military discipline, knowledge, and insight of intelligence officers could help him deliver.

The decorated ex-soldiers and top spies are beating rivals in competitive recruitment for posts that require advertisement or are handpicked by the president where he has the prerogative in appointments.

The trend began in 2013 since the attack of the Westgate Mall after which he formed a Multi-Agency Taskforce (MAT) to combat security, terrorism, and corruption.

Before the appointment of Joseph Boinnet as Inspector General of Police in 2014, he served as an Assistant Intelligence Principal Officer.

Noordin Haji, who joined the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in 2018, served as the Deputy Director of Counter Organised Crime at the National Intelligence Service (NIS).

The Department of Immigration is also headed by ex-spies namely, Principal Secretary Gordon Kihalangwawho served in the military, and former NIS Director of Counter-Terrorism Alexander Muteshi, who is now the Director of Immigration.

The latest addition to the war on graft will be Twalib Mbarak, who has been shortlisted as the next Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) CEO.

The man tipped to replace Halakhe Waqo at the commission is a former military intelligence officer trained in Kenya, South Africa, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The MAT will now have at least four spies - DPP Haji, FRC Director-General Saitoti Maika, NIS boss Philip Kameru and Twalib. It will also incorporate Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti, who is a career detective.

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