Interior Cabinet Fred Matiang'i, on Monday, September 30, bowed to Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria's pressure to shuffle top police bosses in Gatundu South.
Kuria had earlier called for the reshuffle arguing that some members of the police force were fanning the attacks in the area by leasing their guns to gang members.
The lawmaker further alleged that the wave of killings was a well-orchestrated plot to make President Uhuru Kenyatta's home turf appear insecure.
Quoting Kiambu County Commissioner Wilson Wanyanga, The Standard reported that the affected bosses include Gatundu South Deputy Commissioner Merisho Maina, Sub-county Police Commander Reuben Muli and OCS Benson Orandi.
The publication further detailed that Maina was transferred to Taita Taveta while Muli had been moved to Kajiado.
Their posts were taken up by Stanley Kamande and Joseph Tenai respectively.
“We have confidence with the new officers who have been posted in the area and we are going to assist them until the area becomes secure,” stated Wanyanga.
He further disputed claims that the outlawed Mungiki sect had returned in the region and attributed the recent deaths to a bunch of criminal activities.
“We have managed to return normalcy in Gatundu South and people can sleep without fear. We will continue being on the ground until peace prevails.
"We are monitoring the movements of all politicians in the county. The law will take its course if we find any of them culpable in using any criminal gang to perpetuate insecurity,” he explained.
Kuria had told the Kenyans.co.ke newsdesk earlier that he met Matiang'i, after his outburst on police chiefs, and ironed out issues.
This development comes days after three bodies were on Saturday, September 28, found dumped roughly one kilometer from Uhuru's Ichaweri home.
That was just hours after the Interior CS paid the region a visit and promised to overhaul its security structure.
The three bodies bore strangulation marks and it was believed that they had been killed elsewhere and dumped in the area.
