Thomas Ngeiywo, a Nandi County Police Commander has been transferred to the police headquarters in Nairobi.
This comes a week after police officers from the county failed to take measures against Nandi Governor Stephen Sang who was involved in the destruction of 2,500 mature tea bushes at Kibwari estate, Nandi Hills sub-county.
It is alleged that Ngeiywo's replacement was confirmed on Tuesday.
Daily Nation reports that Ngeiywo will be replaced by Samuel Ole Kine who served in a similar position in Trans Nzoia.
These transfers have been made following a stern warning by the Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i, who stated that politicians should not take the law into their own hands.
On June 9, 2019, the governor and two MCA's (David Koech and Gideon Koech) were arrested at Samich Tourist Resort Hotel in Elgeyo Marakwet County, and transferred to Kondele Police Station where they were being held over malicious damage of property.
Ngeiywo, at the time, disclosed that Sang had been identified as a person of interest after he was spotted in the company of other local residents at the location where an acre of tea was uprooted.
The governor had spearheaded a team of his officials and residents of Ketchem-Kapteng area in storming the multi-national-managed tea estate.
He then went on and aided in the uprooting of the cash crop in a move, he said, meant to repossess some four-acre piece of land allegedly grabbed from the community.
