Certificate of good conduct goes digital, to be issued in 24hrs
Kenya attained international accreditation for its police forensic evidence management system...
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Kenya has launched a new digital system for processing police clearance certificates (certificates of good conduct), significantly reducing the issuance time from weeks to just 24 hours. This advancement coincides with Kenya becoming the first African nation to achieve international accreditation for its police forensic evidence management system.
- Police clearance certificates will now be issued within 24 hours, down from up to 14 days.
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is spearheading this technological transformation.
- The new system integrates fingerprints, palm prints, and facial recognition, and the country has received ANAB accreditation for its forensic evidence management.
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