Former Nairobi police boss Zachary King'ori Mwangi dies

The family said in a statement that Mwangi died on Sunday at a Nairobi hospital hospital where he was receiving treatment.

“We wish to inform the public of the death of Mr Kingori Mwangi, a retired police officer. Kingori passed on this morning at a Nairobi hospital where he was receiving treatment. The family will update the public on the burial plans,” read the statement in part.

He served as a Provincial Police Office (PPO) in Mombasa, Nairobi and Western regions before being appointed as Assistant Inspector General.

He later joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he was attached until his retirement.

King’ori also served as the director of operations at police headquarters, police spokesman, director of Kenya Police Campus in Kiganjo and principal assistant.