On Saturday, Boinnet rejected a list of 53 senior police officers whose promotions were announced by the Kavuludi lead commission and claimed that the list had names of officers whose promotions were never discussed. Previously, Kavuludi and Boinnet clashed over the appointment of two senior police officers on contract. The public spat between Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet and National Police Service Commission Chairman Johnstone Kavuludi was a culmination of a festering rivalry over the management of police affairs. Boinnet wanted Police head of reforms John Patrick Ochieng and Chief of Staff at his office Okello Thwere retained on contract, after hitting 60 –years-but Kavuludi and other civilians commissioners objected. The commissioners also sharply differed on the fate of two senior police commanders who have since been retired after attaining 60-years.

Source: The Star August 08, 2016 03:33 UTC