Interior PS Raymond Omollo has stated that in the coming months, Kenyans will not be required to visit a police station to report incidents.
He said the government in collaboration with other development partners are digitising services offered at the National Police Service.
“Beginning April 2025, you will no longer be required to visit a police station to report incidents,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.
Omollo stated that they will also introduce a digital system for processing traffic fines and the implementation of a digital occurrence book.
The PS spoke after meeting with European Union Ambassador Henriette Geiger, to discuss support for the digitalization of the NPS operations.
The meeting was building on the Security and Defense strategic dialogue with Development Partners held in the final quarter of 2024.
On December 13, 2024, the government embarked on a transformative Sh28 billion plan to modernise the NPS, with the main focus being the Occurrence Book (OB).
The two-year-long ambitious plan is aimed at enhancing transparency, efficiency and accountability within the police force.
Speaking then, President William Ruto said digitisation of the OB would see that nobody compromises the entries in the book.
The OB, a critical record-keeping tool for police stations, has been notorious for instances of tampering, manipulation and missing files.
Former Interior CS Kithure Kindiki had earlier said the public raised concerns about the disappearance of files at police stations, hence the digital OBs will help to keep tabs on government records.
The digitisation effort aimed at eliminating such issues, making case entries uneditable and easily traceable.
Ruto said the digitisation of the OB is just the start as the government is working towards the modernisation of the entire police force.
He outlined several key areas of focus, including the acquisition of new equipment, vehicles and weapons to enhance police operations across the country.
"I want to commit that I intend to see the process of modernisation to completion in the next two years so that we can have the equipment, vehicles and ammunition necessary to protect our country," Ruto said.
