Evelyn Jepleting Tarus Cheluget was Friday, May 12 named the new Director General of Immigration and Citizen Services.
She replaced Alexander Muteshi who has proceeded on terminal leave.
Cheluget has served in various positions at the Department including the Immigration attache at the Kenyan Mission in Washington DC.
She is the first insider to take over as the Immigration DG.
The past ones who are all political appointees have been from outside the department.
She was also among the 585 candidates who were shortlisted for the position of Principal Secretary in October 2022.
She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Diplomacy and International Studies and a Master of Business Administration (Strategic Management), both from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Arts from Egerton University.
In a memo to the staff, Muteshi said the new boss will take over on May 15, 2023, and urged them to accord her all the necessary support.
The department is implementing various technology-based reforms to enhance operations and efficiency in general.
All services there including passports, visas, work permits, and permanent residency applications are done online.
Muteshi retires after attaining retirement age.
Muteshi, a former National Intelligence Service (NIS) senior officer joined the department in 2018.
At the NIS, he was the Director of Counter Terrorism and is honored with the prestigious Presidential Commendations and
Awards include the Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS), 2016, and the Order of the Grand Warrior of Kenya (OGW).
