Kenya is set to adopt technology- and data-driven policing strategies for the new Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit (NMPU), inspired by the New York Police Department (NYPD) model. This move aims to modernize urban security and law enforcement in Nairobi.

• The NMPU will implement advanced technologies and data analytics, similar to the NYPD's systems.
• Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen led a delegation to the NYPD for a benchmarking visit.
• This initiative is part of broader security reforms championed by President William Ruto to enhance coordination and response capabilities.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has successfully secured the conviction of three individuals for escaping from Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, an act deemed to have prejudiced national security.

• The three convicts were found guilty by the Kahawa Anti-Terrorism Court of committing a terrorist act under Section 4(1) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2012.
• The prosecution presented evidence from 10 witnesses to prove its case.
• The escape occurred on the night of November 14, 2021, and the morning of November 15, 2021, with the inmates recaptured two days later in Kitui County.

Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Kipchumba Murkomen, is in the United States on a security benchmarking tour with the New York Police Department (NYPD).

• The visit aims to glean best practices from the NYPD, a globally recognized urban security institution with over 35,000 uniformed officers, to inform the establishment of the new Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit.
• Key figures involved include CS Kipchumba Murkomen, President William Ruto (who ordered the new unit), and NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
• Discussions could lead to a Memorandum of Understanding between the Kenya Police Service and the NYPD to institutionalize cooperation and support.