Richard Shibiri
Richard Shibiri is a Kenyan businessman and entrepreneur who has served as the Managing Director of various organizations, including the East African Portland Cement Company. He has held multiple leadership and board positions within the industrial and corporate sectors in Kenya.
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Jun 6, 2026
Lean Left
Shibiri, SAPS head of organised crime, was dismissed after being found guilty of misconduct for associating with convicted criminal Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala.
His axing is viewed by ANC progressives as a necessary step toward cleaning up law enforcement, though it also exposes how deeply criminal networks had penetrated senior police structures under previous administrations.
Jun 6, 2026
Far Left
Major-General Richard Shibiri, head of organised crime at SAPS, was dismissed as the Madlanga Commission continues to reshape the upper ranks of law enforcement.
The EFF argues that corruption inside SAPS leadership, now exposed by Madlanga, proves the police force protects elite interests rather than poor Black communities targeted by crime and illegal mining.
Jun 5, 2026
Lean Left
SAPS head of organised crime Richard Shibiri was axed after being found guilty of misconduct for associating with known criminal Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala.
The ANC can frame Shibiri's dismissal as evidence that internal law enforcement discipline is functioning, but the fact that the head of organised crime had criminal associations is a serious reputational liability for the state security apparatus.
Jun 5, 2026
Far Left
Major-General Richard Shibiri, head of organised crime at SAPS, was dismissed following the Madlanga Commission's findings, with nine additional officers suspended in the same sweep.
The EFF supports the Madlanga Commission purge as long overdue, but insists that cleaning out police corruption means nothing without addressing the political elite that enabled and protected these officers for years.