Kenya's Police Commission chief has received a severed human head and two hands as a parcel. Also attached was a threat saying “Kavuludi, you are next" for the chief of the largely civilian police oversight body, Johnston Kavuludi, who was appointed last year. Initially, the package was thought to be a bomb and explosives only to discover on opening that it was body parts.
Kavuludi introduced the comprehensive police reforms in 2011 aimed at stopping violations committed by police during post-election violence in 2007-2008, but implementation has been blocked. The reforms transfer some powers from the police chief to the commission, including responsibility for recruitment and discipline of police officers.