President Uhuru Kenyatta today at State House, Nairobi met senior internal security officials drawn from the National Government Administration Office (NGAO) and the National Police Service (NPS).
The Head of State and the officials, who included Regional and County Commissioners, and their NPS counterparts at the same level, discussed a wide array of national security subjects.
Led by Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang'i, the security chiefs thanked President Kenyatta for the support their formations receive from the Government including improved welfare, and assured the Head of State of their commitment to continue discharging their mandate professionally.
On his part, President Kenyatta thanked the security chiefs for ensuring sustained peace and tranquility in the country, and assured the officials of continued Government backing especially in this period leading up to the forthcoming general election.
At the meeting also attended by Head of Public Service Dr Joseph Kinyua, Interior PS Dr Karanja Kibicho and CAS Hussein Dado, the President also spoke about the country's Covid-19 response progress, and urged the officials to assist in accelerating the ongoing voluntary vaccination exercise.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Presidency of the Republic of Kenya.
