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.