Kenya's Ministry of Interior is set to link national ID database records with new mass surveillance CCTV systems in five major cities to enhance crime investigations.

• The plan involves integrating the National Registration Bureau database with facial recognition technology to match CCTV footage with official government ID photos.
• Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen revealed the initiative aims to overcome the current inability to automatically identify suspects from surveillance cameras.
• The government is in the final stages of procuring this technology, with an estimated cost not exceeding Ksh25 billion, and expects to roll out cameras in cities like Nairobi and Mombasa within months.