A new Director of Immigration Services has been appointed taking over from Major General Gordon Kihalangwa who was promoted to be the Principal Secretary for Immigration and Registration of Persons in January.
National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director of counter-terrorism coordination Alexander Muteshi takes over from Kihalangwa as Director of immigration services following his appointment that was made on Thursday.
The Standard stated that Muteshi is set to take over the office on July 23.
Deputy Director Joseph Munywoki has been running the office in an acting capacity since Kihalangwa was promoted to the PS position.
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Muteshi who is described as a trusted man held the key position having risen through the ranks over the years.
In 2017 while giving an address he advised legislators to be careful with foreigners as they could be spies for their countries.
“Be very careful what you share with diplomats, they are intelligence officers,” Mr Muteshi cautioned the new crop of legislators.
He added that national security was a priority in all fronts citing urban areas such as and border counties of Mandera, Wajir, Garissa and Lamu as hot spots for terrorist activities.
“What makes the threats dangerous is that they are targeting churches, malls, schools and other public places. But the success against this, is the multi-agency approach we have adopted to deal with them,” he explained.
