… criminal activity within Nairobi and other urban centres. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-m', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); According to the Ministry of Interior …
… According to the Ministry of Interior, the delegation is studying Italy's internal security framework, which is widely regarded for its multi-agency and layered approach to public safety. …
… "In the recent past, we have witnessed similar cases in that region, and to date the government has failed to contain the killings," he said.Mwangangi faulted the Ministry of Interior for failing to curb the killing of innocent Kenyans in Kitui County. …
… The initiative forms part of broader security reforms championed by President William Ruto, who earlier directed the Ministry of Interior to develop a framework for the establishment of the unit. …
… The visit comes months after President William Ruto directed the Ministry of Interior to establish a dedicated Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit to tackle rising security challenges and protect the city’s growing economic interests. …
… Aggrieved, she sued PSC, Ministry of Interior, Department of Interior and Attorney General for condemning her unheard.She argued that failure to convene a disciplinary hearing and invite her to attend, PSC and Ministry and the Department of Interior contravened her rights and ter …
… The country’s Ministry of Interior, through the General Department of Immigration, said it had taken note of at least two news sites that had published the information derived from the said notice, clarifying that it was false and misleading. …
Last year, the Ministry of Interior rolled out an initiative they called Jukwaa la Usalama, a public engagement initiative that they claimed was to strengthen security and service delivery. …
… The residents further claimed that despite writing to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Office of the President and the Ministry of Interior seeking intervention, little action has been taken to address their grievances or facilitate their return to the disput …
… The President announced that the Government is in the process of buying 3,000 electric vehicles through the Ministry of Interior for use by security and administration officers. …
Major police stations in Nairobi have been without electricity and water for months after accumulating unpaid utility bills, with arrears running into millions of shillings leading Kenya Power to disconnect supply at transformers.
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Police stations losing power over unpaid electricity bills exposes systemic governance failure affecting public security infrastructure nationwide.
Major police stations in Nairobi have been without electricity and water for months after accumulating unpaid utility bills, with arrears running into millions of shillings leading Kenya Power to disconnect supply at transformers.
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's recurring school fire tragedies—which have claimed over 140 lives across incidents from 1991 to 2026—stem from failures across the entire education ecosystem rather than individual school management. The author contends that while factors like student unrest, inadequate counselling, and weak safety enforcement are cited after each fire, the root causes extend beyond the school gate.
A National Computer and CyberCrime Coordination Committee (NC4) report presented to the Ministry of Interior revealed that Kenya suffered close to 3 billion cyberattacks over three months, with rising offences linked to digital payments, unauthorized access, identity theft, and interference with computer systems. Different sector vulnerabilities, cloud services, and government institutions were identified as primary targets.
The National Computer and CyberCrime Coordination Committee has revealed that Kenya suffered close to 3 billion cyber-attacks in the last 3 months, with growing trends in digital payment offences, unauthorized access, identity theft and computer system interference. The report points to sector vulnerabilities, cloud services and government institutions as primary targets, with Nairobi leading in digital crime incidents.
Kenya experienced over three billion cyber-attack attempts targeting government systems, digital infrastructure and cloud-based services in three months, according to a National Computer and Cybercrime Coordination Committee report. The report warns that cybercriminals are exploiting vulnerabilities in various systems, with rising offences linked to digital payments, identity theft, computer fraud, cyber harassment and unauthorized access.
Kenya is accelerating water storage and harvesting projects as officials warn that nearly half of treated water is lost before reaching consumers through leakages, illegal connections and billing gaps. The National Infrastructure Fund has identified 50 dam projects aimed at boosting domestic supply, irrigation and industrial use.
Diana Gichengo, Director at The Institute for Social Accountability, has urged protest victims to pursue the justice system despite government financial compensation, arguing that the government has not clearly identified perpetrators of injustices. Gichengo also criticized the compensation structure and the presidential advisory panel as unconstitutional and non-inclusive, lacking victim representation.
Victims of human rights abuse during protests will begin receiving state compensation from next week, after the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights submitted a reparations framework report to President William Ruto. The government allocated Ksh.2 billion for the compensation in April's supplementary budget, covering victims from violent protests in the 2017 and 2022 post-election periods.
Following a nationwide verification process, over 1,000 victims of human rights violations linked to protests across Kenya are set to begin receiving government compensation next week. The compensation programme covers victims of violent protests from post-election periods (2017, 2022) and recent demonstrations (2023–2025 Finance Bill and Saba Saba protests), with Sh2 billion allocated in the 2025/2026 supplementary budget.
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights clarified that victims of looting, vandalism, and other ordinary criminal acts during protests will not qualify for compensation under the government's Sh2 billion reparations programme, which is limited to gross human rights violations allegedly linked to state actions. Such cases should instead be handled through the ordinary criminal justice system.
Interior PS Dr. Raymond Omollo met with senior Italian anti-mafia officials in Rome to discuss strategies for combating organized criminal networks, as Kenya prepares to establish the Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit and seeks international security models for addressing organized crime in urban centres.
Internal Security Principal Secretary Dr. Raymond Omollo has led a Kenyan delegation to Rome on a benchmarking mission to inform the establishment of the proposed Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit, part of government efforts to strengthen urban security and improve coordination among security agencies in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area.
Machakos Deputy Governor Francis Mwangangi condemned recent killings in Machakos and Kitui counties, including the murder of three young men in Machakos town and four people in Tseikuru, Mwingi, terming them barbaric and calling for those responsible to face the law.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the planned Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit will use technology and data-driven policing, drawing on lessons from a benchmarking visit to the New York Police Department that demonstrated advanced surveillance, facial recognition, and data analytics systems.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen is visiting the New York Police Department to draw lessons on intelligence-led policing, community-oriented approaches, and technology integration as Kenya moves forward with plans to establish a dedicated Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit to tackle rising security challenges.
A court has thrown out a suit filed by Zeinab Abdullahi, an assistant chief in Garissa who was dismissed in February 2024 after Kenya National Examination Council found she had not sat for the 2009 KCSE examinations required for her role. Abdullahi had challenged her dismissal as procedurally unfair, claiming she was not given a disciplinary hearing or the right to be heard, but the court rejected her case.
Cambodia's Ministry of Interior has dismissed as fake and misleading a widely circulated notice that claimed to order Kenyan and other African nationals to leave the country by May 31, 2026, or face arrest and fines.
The Ministry of Interior's Jukwaa la Usalama initiative, presented as a public engagement mechanism to strengthen security and evaluate the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda's performance, is criticized in this opinion piece as largely ineffectual.
More than 300 Ogiek families in Samburet Forest, Kipkelion, Kericho County, say they were forcefully evicted from their ancestral land by individuals they allege are influential politicians. The residents claim they lost homes, livestock, and belongings, and have appealed to the government for intervention after their petitions to the EACC, Office of the President, and Ministry of Interior yielded little action.
President Ruto directed a KSh10 reduction in diesel prices for the June-July cycle and defended the government's fuel price support measures—including Petroleum Development Fund use and a 50 per cent VAT reduction—saying they have committed KSh28.19 billion across recent pricing cycles to cushion Kenyans from Middle East conflict-driven fuel price pressures.
President William Ruto announced that the first 100,000 electric vehicles imported into Kenya will be exempt from import duty, whether for public service or private use, as part of efforts to reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels and volatile global oil markets. The government is also working with private investors to establish local electric vehicle manufacturing facilities and has ordered 3,000 electric vehicles.
Federation of Women Lawyers Kenya (FIDA-Kenya) has issued a 40-day ultimatum to the government demanding urgent action to address growing cases of gender-based violence and femicide. The organization is calling on President William Ruto to declare GBV and femicide a national crisis, mobilise emergency resources, establish a dedicated GBV Fund, and create rapid response systems in affected counties.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced transfers and deployments of Regional Commissioners and County Commissioners aimed at strengthening coordination of National Government functions and addressing security and administrative concerns. The reshuffle included the movement of officers such as Rhoda Nyaboke Onyancha from Coast Region to Nairobi and Paul Rotich from Eastern Region to Coast.
The government has proposed paying village elders a monthly stipend of Sh3,000 if parliament approves the policy, which would benefit approximately 110,000 village elders nationwide and mark the first structured government payment system for them. The Ministry of Interior has developed eligibility criteria, and the stipend would be restricted to elders not already receiving other state support.
A Public Health officer, Pascal Wakafura, was murdered by unknown assailants in Nambaya, Kanduyi, Bungoma County, after arriving home. Angry residents are demanding speedy investigations and justice, and calling on authorities to upgrade local police posts and improve security in the region.
The Ministry of Interior has identified 59 flood-prone areas across Tana River County, with Tana Delta sub-county accounting for 32 of them, as heavy rains and rising water levels from the Seven Forks Dam persist. The warning follows 18 flood-related deaths nationwide as of May 2, 2026.
The Ministry of Interior has mapped 59 areas at risk of flooding across Tana River's five sub-counties, with 32 in Tana Delta, 10 in Tana River, 8 in Bangale, 6 in Tarasaa, and 3 in Tana North. The nationwide toll from floods has reached 18 deaths.
Kenya's Multinational Security Support mission to Haiti has ended, with the final contingent of 150 police officers returning home this week. However, the family of police officer Benedict Kabiru Kuria remains uncertain about his fate after he went missing during a gang attack in March 2025, with government officials giving contradicting accounts—some categorising him as missing while President Ruto listed him among the fallen.
Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua has called for urgent government action following deadly bandit attacks in Kitui County that have left at least eight people dead, including seven killed in Kwa Kamari on April 25 and a schoolboy in Ukasi three days later. The Senator has petitioned the Senate Standing Committee on National Security to investigate the attacks and secure adequate deployment of security personnel in affected areas.
Kenya's National Police Service has deployed elite units, including the General Service Unit and Rapid Deployment Unit, to escort vehicles along the Mwingi–Garissa Road following attacks in Tseikuru and Ukasi areas along the Kitui–Tana River border. Police described the incidents as "isolated criminal acts" and called for calm among residents.