Applying for a Good Conduct certificate? New DCI system cuts wait to 24 hours
Kenyans will receive Certificates of Good Conduct within 24 hours under a new biometric identification system, replacing a process that often took more than two weeks...
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Kenyans can now obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct within 24 hours thanks to a new Multi-Biometric Identification System (MBIS) launched by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
- New system dramatically reduces processing time from over two weeks to 24 hours.
- The launch was presided over by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on July 23, 2026.
- The MBIS increases Kenya's biometric records capacity from 2 million to 10 million and daily fingerprint searches from 4,500 to 20,000.
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Murkomen launches biometric system, receives forensic accreditation - July 2026
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen launched a new Multi-Biometric Identification System (MBIS) at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters, significantly reducing certificate of good conduct wait times from weeks to just 24 hours. Kenya has become the first African nation to achieve international accreditation for its police forensic evidence management system, which the Ministry says will strengthen criminal prosecutions and lead to more convictions. The DCI also arrested the prime suspect in the murder of Technical University of Kenya lecturer Edgar Mokua, whose body was found dumped along Kamiti Road. The Commonwealth Lawyers Association backed the Law Society of Kenya in its dispute with the Judiciary, affirming the LSK's right to hold judicial officers accountable.
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