Douglas Kanja Kirocho, EBS, OGW
Douglas Kanja Kirocho, EBS, OGW
Commissioner
Douglas Kanja Kirocho, is the Inspector-General of the National Police Service and a Commissioner at the National Police Service Commission.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Kanja had served as commandant of the General Service Unit since 2018. He has also served in various capacities, including as the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Commandant of the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU), and the Director of Operations at the National Police Service (NPS). He has also served in various parts of the country, including Nairobi, Coast, Eastern, and Rift Valley regions.
Mr. Douglas Kanja is the nominee Inspector-General of the National Police Service. He has had a stellar career spanning nearly four decades in law enforcement, during which he rose through the ranks to the top command of the Service.
He previously served as Deputy Inspector General of the Kenya Police Service, Commandant of the General Service Unit for a period of five years, Deputy Commandant of the General Service Unit for three years, County Police Commander in charge of Kilifi County, Deputy Commandant of Kenya Airports Police Unit, Chief Armourer at the Police Headquarters and Deputy Chief Armourer at the Kenya Police Service Headquarters, among other high level positions within the ranks of the National Police Service.
The I.G Nominee has undertaken extensive security related trainings at home and abroad. A career police officer who has served for a cumulative period of thirty-nine years, Mr. Kanja began his career as a recruit Police Constable in 1985 and was then promoted to Police Constable, Police Corporal, Acting Inspector of Police, Inspector of Police (IP), Chief Inspector of Police, Acting Superintendent of Police, Superintendent of Police, Senior Superintendent of Police, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police, Commissioner of Police, Assistant Inspector General, Senior Assistant Inspector General.
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