Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has shared groundbreaking details about the new Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit (NMPU), promising a specialized force unlike anything Kenya has seen before.
Speaking at a press briefing in Nakuru on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Murkomen explained that this unit, born from a cooperation deal between the Nairobi County Government and the National Government, will serve as a blueprint for the country. He revealed that the government plans to use the NMPU as a prototype for policing in Kenya’s other four major cities: Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret, and Nakuru, as well as other rapidly growing urban centers.
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