•Kavanagh expressed his gratitude to NPS for sustaining its strategic support to Interpol.
•IG Koome reiterated the commitment of NPS to continue collaborating and cooperating with Interpol in the fight against crime
Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome holds discussions with the President of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) Stephen Kavanagh during his visit at the NPS Headquarters in Nairobi on August 31 2023
Inspector General of the National Police Service Japhet Koome on Thursday met the President of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) Stephen Kavanagh.
The meeting was held at the National Police headquarters in Nairobi.
The two leaders pledged to continue collaborating and cooperating with Interpol in the fight against crime.
Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome with the President of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) Stephen Kavanagh, Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome and other dignitaries including at the NPS Headquarters in Nairobi on August 31 2023
Kenya through the Directorate of Criminal Investigation became the first Country within the Eastern Africa Region to be connected to the Interpol International Child Sexual Exploitation (ICSE) Database.
This is a strategy that has ensured that NPS conducts a quality investigation of crimes against children, especially online child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Kavanagh expressed his gratitude to NPS for sustaining its strategic support to Interpol by promoting police officers, Interpol projects, joint regional operations, and police databases.
Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome with the President of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) Stephen Kavanagh,NPS Spokesperson Resila Onyango and other dignitaries including at the NPS Headquarters in Nairobi on August 31 2023
The visit comes timely as Interpol is set to mark its centenary this year.
Interpol connects police in its 195 Member Countries.
Also present during the meeting was Interpol director of global outreach and regional support Abdulaziz Obaidalla, Attorney General head of Interpol Regional Bureau (RB) for Eastern Africa Emmanuel Ndayegamiye, head of Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB), Saiya Baraza, AIG Interpol policy analyst Marques Da Silva Sofia, and NPS Spokesperson, Resila Onyango.
President of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) Stephen Kavanagh, Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome, NPS Spokesperson Resila Onyango and at the NPS Headquarters in Nairobi on August 31 2023President of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) Stephen Kavanagh during his visit at the NPS Headquarters in Nairobi on August 31 2023Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome with the President of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) Stephen Kavanagh and Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome and other dignitaries including at the NPS Headquarters in Nairobi on August 31 2023Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome at the National Police Service HeadquartersPresident of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) Stephen Kavanagh Inspector General of Police Japhet with the and other dignitaries during his visit at the NPS Headquarters in Nairobi on August 31 2023
