Police to go digital as Murkomen rolls out major reforms
Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has unveiled plans to digitise police services as part of wide-ranging reforms aimed at modernising the National Police Service and improving public service delivery.
He was speaking during the closing ceremony of the National Consultative OCSs Conference at the National Police Leadership Academy (NPLA) on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
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“We’re also making concerted efforts to digitalise police services, build more police stations and increase police strength for improved service delivery,” he stated.
The CS noted that the first cohort of 287 Officers Commanding Stations (OCSs) had completed a three-day intensive training on leadership, professionalism, and community engagement.
He urged the officers to uphold integrity, patriotism, and diligence in their duties while embracing technology as a means to deliver better service.
“Station Commanders play a critical role in our ongoing initiative to transform police stations into community-focused service centres,” he said.
Murkomen further revealed that the government is investing in building new police stations, increasing police numbers, and modernising infrastructure to ensure officers are better equipped to serve the public.
Other reforms
Furthermore, he stated that funds will be set aside in the next supplementary budget to redesign police stations nationwide.
He explained that under the new design, all police stations will be required to house essential facilities, including gender desks, OCS offices, and desks for handling child-related incidents, as well as CCTV surveillance systems. Properly secured armouries will also be part of the new blueprint.
“For all new police stations, the specifications should include ICT equipment so that we have fully functional police stations across the country,” Murkomen stated.
The redesign will be spearheaded by the Department of Public Works and TVET institutions, which will collaborate with the police leadership under the Inspector General. The plan seeks to modernise existing structures while ensuring uniformity in new constructions.
According to Murkomen, the government will prioritise the construction of 300 police stations in the first phase, with the aim of eventually rolling out the new model nationwide.
“We do not want a situation where people are constructing their own version of police stations. We are going to sit together with various boards so that when we construct, we construct prosperity, something that is complete,” he noted.
In addition to the reforms, the CS has also asked law enforcers to be diligent and patriotic as they discharge their duty.
