The Nairobi region now has a new police commander who may oversee operations in the planned referendum and the 2022 general elections. The new regional police commander is Augustine Nthumbi who took over from Rashid Yakub. This follows the promotion of Yakub to the rank of Senior Assistant Inspector General of police (SAIG). The new Central region police commander will be Titus Karuri who has been acting as the director of operations at Vigilance House. Nthumbi took over the mantle in Nairobi yesterday at a brief ceremony and asked for cooperation among officers to manage the city.

Source: The Star March 10, 2021 06:11 UTC