Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai has pledged to take care of disturbed former world and Olympic 1,500 meters champion Asbel Kiprop.
This is after the athlete, a police constable, over the weekend asked the National Police Service to sack him, and threatened to use his gun to earn himself "justice".
Speaking during a function at the General Service Unit (GSU) Headquarters in Nairobi, on Tuesday, Mutyambai said he was personally following Kiprop's case, and took the opportunity to encourage officers going through hardships in life to share their frustrations.
"I am here to take care of all officers as they provide safety and security to all, I included. Let us share what we are going through to avoid what we have seen where, sadly, officers have had to take away their lives. I am personally following up on Asbel Kiprop's case," he said during a familiarization tour of the facility.
The athlete has been going through a tough time since the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), the world athletics governing body, accused him of doping and banned him for four years.
Troubled Kiprop has maintained his innocence and has asked the IAAF to take away his medals.
"I have not enough voice to let the world know that I didn't dope. But at least I have ever and will ever preach war against doping; Not because I'm nor have I been a beneficiary, But because I lost my first ever Olympics Gold to a drug cheat," he tweeted on Saturday.
Kiprop has already surrendered his gun at Kapseret Police Station and is currently undergoing counseling, according to Mutyambai.