IG Koome Discloses He Was Advised To Marry New Wife After Promotion: "Walisema Huyu Amezeeka"

• Japhet Koome spoke at the National Police College 'A' Campus in Embakasi, Nairobi, during the police and prison commemorative service for fallen heroes
• IG Koome further disclosed that he was also advised to relocate to Karen Estate after acquiring a new status
• The IG took issue with junior Kenya Police officers who misappropriated their salaries and savings

Dennis Lubanga, a Kenyan journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than 10 years of experience covering politics, news, and feature stories across digital and print media in Kenya.

Nairobi - Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome left an audience in stitches after disclosing that he was advised to marry a new wife after being promoted.

Koome further disclosed that he was also advised to relocate to Karen Estate after acquiring a new status.

"There is someone who came and told me that since I was the new IG and as I moved to Karen, my wife was old and I needed a new one to settle down with," Koome said amid laughter from the crowd.

The IG spoke on Thursday, December 14, at the National Police College 'A' Campus in Embakasi, Nairobi, during the police and prison commemorative service for fallen heroes.

Why Japhet Koome criticised junior police officers

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki led officers from the National Police Service and Kenya Prisons Service in the annual Joint Commemorative Service honoring officers killed in the brave execution of duty.

Koome took issue with junior police officers who misappropriated their salaries and savings.

"In January 2023, there are some officers who graduated from Kiganjo but if you meet them today are driving luxurious cars they bought from loans simply because they want to scare me away. Kindly stop it," Koome added.

Earlier, TUKO.co.ke reported that the Director General of the Haitian National Police, Frantz Elbe, paid a courtesy call to his Kenya's counterpart, Koome, ahead of deploying Kenyan security personnel to a peace mission in the Caribbean state.

Why Haiti police boss visited Kenya

Kenya had agreed to support the country by sending 1,000 officers to fight the marauding gang that has threatened Haitians for a long time.

"On December 13, 2023, the Director General of the Haitian National Police, Mr Frantz Elbe, paid a courtesy call on the Inspector General of the National Police Service, IG Japhet Koome, MGH, EBS, HSC, NDC (K) at NPS Headquarters in Nairobi," said the National Police Service.

Elbe, who was accompanied by the Haitian delegation, would be in the country until Friday, December 15.

Their discussions revolved around security matters between the two law enforcement states.

"The Haitian Police Chief leading the Haitian delegation is on a three-day official visit to Kenya for bilateral security discussions between the two law enforcement agencies until Friday, December 15, 2023," it added.

The Deputy Inspector General of the Administration Police Service, Noor Gabow, also graced the meeting.