Police Spokesperson Charles Owino has revealed plans to quit the National Police Service (NPS) before the end of the year.
A report by the Nation on Tuesday, February 16, indicated that the revered police boss is set to hang his boots in December 2021.
The police spokesperson noted that he has resorted to the move to prepare adequately to contend for Siaya Gubernatorial in the upcoming General Election.
Owino noted that he had attained 50 years and would retire a decade before his official retirement, in order to join politics.
“I never wanted to declare my political interest here... but because my father has reminded me, who am I not to show you a direction.
"You are aware that next year people will declare interest in various positions and as a person who has worked in government, my age will have clocked 50 which allows me to resign,” stated the spokesperson.
In a previous event, Owino told Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Siaya Gubernatorial contestants that they should look for other positions.
“I have worked in the police service and I am prepared to win. I am your son and I have in the past not been close to ODM and its elected leaders due to the nature of my work and now that they are in the system, I have sat with them and enjoyed their company,” stated Owino.
The police boss has spent many years in the police and rose up the ranks to become the Director of Communication Services.
Prior to that feat, Owino served as an Assistant Inspector General, a position he was promoted to in 2017.
Campaigns fund
Owino seems to be financially prepared judging by his previous admission that he made millions from his fish farm.
During a 2016 vetting, he was on the spot to explain millions of funds flowing into his accounts to which he explained that he had bagged up to Ksh10 million from a deal he had inked with Unilever and National Housing Corporation to supply up to 20,000 Tilapia fish.
