Inspector General Hillary Mutyambai has set his sights on the National Intelligence Service (NIS) in a concerted effort to fight the drug menace in the coast region.
Up to 300 sleuths have been moved outside the region while some of them have been sent for further training on narcotics control.
Reportedly, this because many of the officers do not have enough knowledge to detect illegal substances yet they operate in areas where drug lords run rampant and unbridled.
"There has been a disconnect in the detection of various forms of drugs especially at the Coast with the various formations doing uncoordinated work when they are supposed to complement one another," a senior officer told the Star in confidence.
Scores of NIS officers have also been sent to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters for specialized training in government labs.
The drug menace has been rocking the region almost unabated leading to intense and unspeakable crimes that have been recently witnessed.
Only last week, police officers led by Coast Police Commander Johnstone Ipara raided businessman Ali Punjani’s home in Nyali but he was reportedly undergoing treatment abroad.
Karki Sushmita, the Nepalese wife of Billionaire Punjani, Bashyal Shiva Prasad, Ram Manoj and two of their workers Lucy Njeri Njane and Boniface Maelo were arrested but were later set free and without charges being preferred against them.
Also in the same week, Bofu MCA Ahmed Salama and 17 other people were arrested after the police linked them to narcotics trade which reportedly paved way for the militia attacks in Nyali and Kisauni.
The NIS is a highly reliable unit in the country's intelligence networks given its wide reach and capacity to collect information for the state.
National Intelligence Service (Kenya) which was previously known as the National Security Intelligence Service is both the domestic and foreign intelligence agency of Kenya. It had its origins in "Special Branch" a department of the national police that was created in 1952 under the British administration.
