HAJI NOORDIN SWORN IN AS NIS BOSS

Outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has been sworn in as the new Director General of the  National Intelligence Service.

He succeeds Major-General (Rtd) Philip Wachira Kameru who has held the position for over eight years.

Haji took his oath at State House on Wednesday in a ceremony presided by President William Ruto.

The outgoing spy chief, Kameru, was appointed Director-General in September 2014 after an illustrious military career; having risen through the ranks to the position of Director of Military Intelligence in the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).

The event was attended by Cabinet Secretaries, Attorney General Justin Muturi among other top officials.