Seven women were named County Police Commanders in a line up unveiled in Mombasa. The List could increase in future as Interior CS Fred Matiang’i said that they want more women to take up senior positions in the service.
“We want to see more female county commissioners and deputy county commissioners. We are hungry for more women,” said Matiangi. He added that robust women officers should be given opportunities to lead in the security sector. “The security sector should not be a male-dominated sector,”
They are Naomi Nzilani who was deployed to Bomet County, Leah Kithei (Kirinyaga), Catherine Mugwe (Nyamira) and Beatrice Gachago (Kajiado).
Others are Lydia Adamba (Kitui) and Esther Seroney (Homa Bay).
List of Newly Appointed County Police Commanders. #PoliceReforms
Note:No 22 CP Jackson B. Tumwet is not a County Police Commander but head of operations-Nairobi County. pic.twitter.com/xgea2NUylK
— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) January 21, 2019
The county commanders together with the earlier unveiled Regional Commanders and Regional Commissioners are set to meet president Kenyatta in Mombasa Tuesday for briefing. The president is set to set his security agenda then.