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February 21, 2026
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City police: Nairobi mulls highly equipped officers

City police: Nairobi mulls highly equipped officers

Murkomen says the President wants to emulate London and other progressive cities...

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Kenya is planning to establish a highly equipped Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit, aiming to benchmark against First World countries' security models. This initiative is part of a Sh80 billion cooperation agreement between President William Ruto and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja.

  • The envisioned officer will be equipped with cameras, various weapons and tools, and specialized vehicles for rapid response.
  • The Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen is tasked with preparing a framework for this unit within two months, with plans to replicate the model in Kenya's other four major cities.
  • Examples of successful metropolitan police units in Washington DC (USA), Beijing (China), and London (England) are being studied for best practices.

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