Government to install CCTV across Nairobi, Mombasa and four other cities in crime crackdown

Government to install CCTV across Nairobi, Mombasa and four other cities in crime crackdown

The government says the new surveillance system and command centres will enhance real-time crime monitoring and improve security response in Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Nyeri, Kisumu and Eldoret.

The government plans to roll out extensive CCTV surveillance across Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Nyeri, Kisumu and Eldoret as part of efforts to strengthen crime prevention and improve public safety, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has said.
Murkomen said the initiative forms part of wider reforms aimed at modernising the country's security sector through the use of technology. He noted that the government is in the final stages of procurement to ensure comprehensive CCTV coverage in the six pilot cities.
“We are in the process of revamping our security sector by infusing matters of technology,” he said.
“We are in the tail end of our procurement process to make sure that Nairobi will have CCTV coverage all over the city, together with Mombasa, Nakuru, Nyeri, Kisumu and Eldoret as pioneering cities that we want to start by leveraging on technology.”
He explained that the surveillance system will be linked to command centres to enhance real-time monitoring and improve coordination of security operations.
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“That technology will ensure that there is wider CCTV coverage with command centres, and it will make sure that we monitor every action that happens in those cities,” he said.
According to Murkomen, the expanded surveillance network will enable faster responses to incidents and help curb crimes such as pickpocketing, petty theft and youth gang activity, particularly within central business districts.
The Cabinet Secretary also announced that the government is restructuring Nairobi's security framework through the creation of a Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit. The unit is expected to be launched in July and will be equipped with modern technology, specialised training and additional vehicles to address the unique security demands of a growing metropolitan area.
Murkomen said the reforms have been informed by lessons from international policing models in cities such as New York and London, to enhance public safety and strengthen urban security systems across the country.

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