Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has announced plans to roll out an artificial intelligence-powered police deployment system across the country by December 2026.

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Speaking during the passing-out parade of police recruits at Kiganjo in Nyeri County on Friday, August 28, Murkomen explained that the AI system would use data analytics to guide decisions on where officers under the National Police Service (NPS) should be deployed.

“The system will enable us to have data analytics that will even apply AI to be able to know which officers are going to be deployed to which corner of our country. That programme is underway, and by the end of this year we will have rolled it out substantively,” he said.

The CS said digital occurrence books would also be introduced under the system linked to police command centres, allowing members of the public to report crimes remotely.

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“Communication centres will be accompanied by having a digital OB that will enable all Kenyans to report crime at the comfort of their offices or at the place where they witness a crime,” he added.

The digital system is expected to enable authorities to collect and analyse crime data more efficiently from different parts of the country.

Murkomen said the command centres would initially be established in Nairobi, Mombasa, Nyeri, Nakuru, Eldoret and Kisumu.

Further, he disclosed that the government was pursuing additional reforms aimed at improving police accountability and service delivery through technology, including the installation of CCTV cameras at about 1,200 police stations to monitor activities within the facilities.

The reform follows Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja ’s directive to interdict officers in charge when a detainee dies in custody pending investigations.

In addition, Murkomen announced that the government was undertaking procurement of 1,200 electric vehicles for the NPS to improve mobility and respond to requests from stations facing transport challenges.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke