There has been a change of guard at the Mombasa county Inspectorate Department with the Director Mohamed Amir sent on compulsory leave with immediate effect.
Mombasa governor Hassan Ali Joho has appointed his close ally Said Gullet alias Nyerere to an acting capacity, taking over from Amir .
The change of guard has come as a surprise to the county inspectorate department since Amir is perceived to be an elder brother to the governor.
Before his new appointment Nyerere was the Director of Projects in the governor's office.
Efforts to get his comment were futile after calls went unanswered.
The outgoing county inspectorate director Amir took over the position early this year and has served for less than a year with his last function being last month when he launched operations to get rid of beggars in the Central Business District area.
Amir took over from Nahid Musa who retired early this year.
Nyerere was a police reservist during President Moi's regime.
