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===Kenya Utalii College===
In 2005, Ole Lenku joined government service, serving first in the tourism and hospitality industry as the head of a [[parastatal]] and then moving to the security sector. He was appointed the general Manager at the Kenya Utalii College, a state-owned corporation designed as the country's centr of excellence in technical training in the tourism and hospitality industry.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Murua|first1=James|title=Farewell dinner for Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Lenku|url=http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-124360/farewell-dinner-cabinet-secretary-joseph-ole-lenku|website=The Star|publisher=Radio Africa|accessdate=22 July 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20140726202236/http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-124360/farewell-dinner-cabinet-secretary-joseph-ole-lenku|archivedate=26 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In 2006, Ole Lenku chaired a team that forged a partnership framework between the college and the [[Kenya Commercial Bank]] (KCB), enabling it to run the bank's [[Karen, Kenya|Karen]] Leadership Centre. Moreover, between 2006 and 2009, Ole Lenku oversaw the execution of another partnership framework which enabled the Kenya Utalii College to manage the hospitality operations of the Kenya School of Monetary Studies. He served at the college until May 2013, when President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed him as the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government.
==Cabinet Secretary==
President [[Uhuru Kenyatta]] appointed Ole Lenku as Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government on 23 May 2013, becoming the third minister in the security docket to come from [[Kajiado County]], after [[George Saitoti]] and [[Katoo Ole Metito]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ntv.nation.co.ke/news2/topheadlines/kazungu-kambi-joseph-ole-lenku-nominated-to-cabinet/ |title=News : Kazungu Kambi, Joseph Ole Lenku nominated to cabinet |work=[[NTV (Kenya)|NTV]] |accessdate= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728171836/http://ntv.nation.co.ke/news2/topheadlines/kazungu-kambi-joseph-ole-lenku-nominated-to-cabinet/ |archivedate=28 July 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Like many of his predecessors in the security department, such as [[John Michuki]], Saitoti and Ole Metito, Ole Lenku did not have a background or training in security prior to his appointment. Critics, mainly in opposition, cited his training in hotel management and lack of prior background in security matters to demand for his sacking.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Njagih|first1=Moses|title=Sack Joseph ole Lenku, legislators tell President Uhuru Kenyatta|url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000125118/sack-lenku-legislators-tell-uhuru/|website=Standard Digital|publisher=The Standard Media Group|accessdate=23 July 2014}}</ref>
Upon his appointment, Ole Lenku initiated police reforms focusing on hastening the reforms, putting in place the relevant structures and laws, dealing with the general resistance to reform within the police service, dealing with the high corruptibility of police officers, inadequate management, supervision and monitoring of the force and lack of reasonable and transparent standards of vetting police recruits and those in service. The reforms have been internationally hailed as more successful than many thought. The [[Foreign Policy (magazine)|Foreign Policy]] magazine noted that Kenya "has actually made substantial—if incomplete and fragile—progress on police reform."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Noyes|first1=Alexander|title=Cleaning House in Kenya's Police Force|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/12/30/cleaning_house_in_kenyas_police_force|website=www.ForeignPolicy.com|publisher=Foreign Policy|accessdate=23 July 2014}}</ref> Under Ole Lenku, the funding for police reforms increased remarkably from [[Kenya shilling|Ksh.]] 50 billion (approx. [[United States dollar|US$]]586 million) in 2012–13<ref>{{cite web|last1=Admin|first1=Web|title=Kenya prioritises security, education in new budget|url=http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2014/06/13/newsbrief-06|website=www.sabahionline.com|publisher=Sahahi Online|accessdate=23 July 2014}}</ref> to Ksh. 67 billion (approx US$784 million) in the 2013–14 budget.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Admin|first1=Web|title=Kenyan budget allocates 67 billion shillings for police|url=http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/06/14/newsbrief-06|website=SanahiOnline|accessdate=23 July 2014}}</ref>
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After the [[Westgate shopping mall attack|September 2013 terrorist attack]] on [[Westgate, Nairobi|Westgate Mall]] in Nairobi, Ole Lenku spearheaded the Nyumba Kumi (ten households) security initiative aimed at bringing to the door step of individual citizens the mandate to ensure their own safety by knowing a few things about their neighbours as a security strategy to contain insecurity.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Omollo|first1=Kevine|title=Nyumba Kumi initiative picks up in Kisumu|url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/thecounties/article/2000110465/nyumba-kumi-initiative-picks-up-in-kisumu|website=Standard Digital|publisher=The Standard Group|accessdate=23 July 2014}}</ref> On 7 October 2013, he announced that the government was working on a framework to put in place the Nyumba Kumi initiative across the country. He asked all County Commissioners to embark on its implementation to ensure security is enhanced in most parts of the country. In the same month, he unveiled a committee headed by a former provincial administrator, Joseph Kaguthi, to oversee the implementation of the Nyumba Kumi initiative that requires Kenyans to know at least ten households within their neighbourhood as a way of fighting crime.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Muraya|first1=Joseph|title=Kaguthi to spearhead Nyumba Kumi initiative|url=http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2013/10/kaguthi-to-spearhead-nyumba-kumi-initiative/|website=Capital News|publisher=Capital Broadcasting Network|accessdate=23 July 2014}}</ref>
The initiative, modelled on the Tanzanian "nyumba kumi" structure, has reported success in formerly insecure areas like [[Kirinyaga District|Kirinyaga East]] in central Kenya, but not in places like [[Lamu]] at the Coast where gangs have continued to terrorise communities.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kihuria|first1=Njonjo|title=How 'Nyumba kumi' model works|url=http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-141650/how-nyumba-kumi-model-works|website=The Star|publisher=Radio Africa Group|accessdate=23 July 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092958/http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-141650/how-nyumba-kumi-model-works|archivedate=6 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 20 November 2013, Ole Lenku was forced to robustly defend the initiative from criticism by the opposition, which termed it unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mwangangi|first1=Peter|title=Interior Secretary Ole Lenku says Nyumba Kumi will stay|url=http://ntv.nation.co.ke/news2/topheadlines/interior-secretary-ole-lenku-says-nyumba-kumi-will-stay/|website=NTV|publisher=Nation Media Group|accessdate=23 July 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728170425/http://ntv.nation.co.ke/news2/topheadlines/interior-secretary-ole-lenku-says-nyumba-kumi-will-stay/|archivedate=28 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
===Drug trafficking===
July 2013 alone saw high-profile deportation of deportation of 24 foreigners believed to be key members of drug cartels operating in Kenya and who had been in the past arrested on narcotic offences.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Maina|first1=Kamore|title=Kenya Kicks Out 24 Drug Traffickers in a Month|url=http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-127209/kenya-kicks-out-24-drug-traffickers-|website=The Star|publisher=Radio Africa Group|accessdate=23 July 2014}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Among those deported were Nigerians Anthony Chinedu and his brother Johnson Obina, whose deportation created a diplomatic crisis when the government of Nigeria held a Kenyan chartered plane, seven crew members and 12 security personnel at the [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport]] in [[Lagos]] for close to three weeks.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mwita|first1=Chacha|title=Nigeria-Kenya Standoff: Why Chinedu Must Return to Kenya|url=http://www.africanexecutive.com/modules/magazine/articles.php?article=7291|website=www.AfricanExecutive.com|publisher=The African Executive|accessdate=23 July 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001134053/http://www.africanexecutive.com/modules/magazine/articles.php?article=7291|archivedate=1 October 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In another high-profile case, two South African women, Taran Louise Chukwu and Alicia Coetzer, were arrested and arraigned in court on charges of drug smuggling.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Admin|first1=Web|title=Another SA woman arrested in Kenya over drugs|url=http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/4a8f3c8042f731bfb638bf895990ad13/Another-SA-woman-arrested-in-Kenya-over-drugs|website=SABC News|publisher=SABC|accessdate=23 July 2014}}</ref>
==Criticism==
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After the siege, some quarters called for Ole Lenku's transfer to "a lighter ministry", but the Kenyatta government maintained that Lenku had the requisite management tools to run the ministry.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lubembe|first1=Ruth|title=Ole Lenku has demonstrated that he is woefully inept|url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000125624/ole-lenku-has-demonstrated-that-he-is-woefully-inept|website=Standard Digital|publisher=The Standard Media Group|accessdate=23 July 2014}}</ref>
Several Kenyans heavily criticised Ole Lenku after the crisis. On 5 April 2014, Bemih Kayonge of ''[[The Star (Kenya)|The Star]]'' described him as "gravely misinformed" on matters of national security, adding that ever since it came into power, the Kenyatta government "has shown no respect for the rule of law".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-161800/tackling-insecurity-ole-lenku-gravely-misinformed |title=On Tackling Insecurity, Ole Lenku Is Gravely Misinformed |date=5 April 2014 |author=Bemih Kayonge |publisher=[[The Star (Kenya)|The Star]] |accessdate=17 May 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517185215/http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-161800/tackling-insecurity-ole-lenku-gravely-misinformed |archivedate=17 May 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> A writer at ''Bubblews'' called for Ole Lenku's resignation, stating that "there has been increasing insecurity since he stepped into that office."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bubblews.com/news/3250694-ole-lenku-must-step-down |title=Ole Lenku Must Step Down |date=5 May 2014 |publisher=BubbleNews.com |accessdate=17 May 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517174636/http://www.bubblews.com/news/3250694-ole-lenku-must-step-down |archivedate=17 May 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
===Mpeketoni attacks===
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