The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has connected 20 more Police Clearance Certificate application centres to its new biometric identification system, bringing the total number of connected centres to 26 countrywide.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

The latest expansion covers centres in the Central Region and neighbouring areas as the DCI moves to extend the Multi-Biometric Identification System (MBIS) beyond Nairobi.

The newly connected centres include Kajiado Central, Kajiado West-Kisamis, Machakos, Thika, Kamwangi, Murang’a, Nyeri, Nyandarua-Ol Kalou, Nanyuki, Laikipia East-Makutano and Samburu-Maralal.

Others are Kerugoya, Mwea, Embu, Chuka, Marimanti, Maara, Kathwana, Meru and Isiolo.

📌 What You Need to Know

The DCI said the latest rollout marks the completion of Phase Two of the nationwide deployment of MBIS, which uses ABIS Version 5 to modernise criminal records management and Police Clearance Certificate services.

The 20 centres join six facilities in Nairobi that had previously been connected to the system , leaving 37 of the 63 PCC application centres yet to be integrated.

The DCI said the rollout is part of a plan to eventually connect all operational Huduma Centres, allowing more applicants to access modernised biometric identification and PCC processing services closer to their locations.

The next phase of the deployment will cover the remaining regions, with the DCI preparing teams to continue connecting additional centres across the country.

The expansion follows the DCI’s earlier announcement that the new system would significantly reduce the time required to process Police Clearance Certificates, commonly known as Certificates of Good Conduct.

During the launch of MBIS in July, DCI Director General Mohamed Amin said the system could reduce the PCC processing period from 14 days to around one day under optimal operating conditions.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke