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Experts in the VIP security ring have described Maiyo as a calm veteran officer
Noah Kirwa Maiyo is a veteran police officer and VIP protection specialist whose career has been defined by decades of service in Kenya’s elite security formations and close protection of senior state officials.
Until Sunday, May 24, 2026, Maiyo served as Commandant of the Presidential Escort Unit (PEU), one of the country’s most sensitive security assignments.
Widely regarded as one of President William Ruto’s most trusted security aides, Maiyo spent more than a decade in the President’s inner security circle, overseeing protection operations during Ruto’s tenure as Deputy President and later as Head of State.
