Joseph Boinnet Makes Special Appeal to Police Officers as His Exit Nears

Outgoing Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet, on Friday, presided over his last conference with regional commanders from various parts of the country.  

During the ceremony, which was held a the Kenya School of Government, the former intelligence officer made a special appeal to his colleagues.

He asked them to keep up the good work that they have been doing and to give all their support to his successor in ensuring service delivery to all Kenyans is achieved.

"As I leave this position, I have one appeal to every one of you; support the DIGs, the DCI and the incoming Inspector General,” Boinnet stated. 

He also thanked them for playing their parts in reducing terror attack cases in the country.

“I want to thank each one of you for whatever role you did in ensuring that whatever we were required to do was achieved.

I know you can all agree with me and shared the pride of satisfaction that since we started this journey in 2015, we have delivered on our mandate according to the law,” he added.

Boinnet was sworn in as the new Inspector General of Police on March 11, 2015. He succeeded as David Kimaiyo. 

He has overseen many reforms during his 4-year tenure at the helm of the National Police Service. 

Boinnet will most be remembered for tackling terror attacks in the country.