Murkomen, Sakaja benchmark with NYPD in bid to set up Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen and Governor Johnson Sakaja have met NYPD leadership in New York to benchmark urban policing models as Kenya advances plans to establish the Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit under President Ruto’s directive...
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Kenya's Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja are on a benchmarking tour of the New York Police Department (NYPD) as part of plans to establish a new Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit (NMPU).
- The NMPU aims to strengthen safety and law enforcement in Nairobi.
- CS Murkomen met with NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to discuss potential cooperation and an MOU.
- The visit follows a directive from President William Ruto to create the specialized urban security force within 60 days.
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Murkomen Benchmarks with NYPD to Set Up Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit - June 2026
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), accompanied by Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja. The visit aims to establish a new Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit (NMPU) that will adopt technology- and data-driven policing strategies inspired by the NYPD model. This move aims to modernize urban security and law enforcement in Nairobi. In a separate development, the Director of Public Prosecutions successfully secured the conviction of three individuals for escaping from Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, an act deemed to have prejudiced national security.
