NIS boss takes over as NEP Regional Commissioner in changesThe National Intelligence Service (NIS) head of Border Control Frontier Nicodemus Musyoki Ndalana has been named the new Regional Commissioner for North Eastern.Ndalana, a long time director in charge of border security takes over from Mohamed Birik who was recalled to Harambee House. Ndalana is the latest NIS officer to join mainstream security operations. President Uhuru Kenyatta has, during his term, appointed several NIS officials to key positions in government. NEP has had challenges of insecurity since the Kenya Defence Forces moved into Somalia in 2011 to crush the Al-Shabaab militia. An intelligence report has identified some residents of Wajir County as being behind the latest attacks in the region.

Source: Standard Digital December 23, 2019 21:00 UTC