The Ministry of Interior has announced that members of the public will no longer need to visit police stations to report incidents.
In a statement on Tuesday, January 14, the Ministry disclosed that starting in April 2025, the government will implement a digital occurrence book.
This initiative, according to the Ministry, is part of the government's efforts to digitize the operations of the National Police Service (NPS).
"Beginning April 2025, you will no longer be required to visit a police station to report incidents. Building on the security and defense strategic dialogue with development partners held in the final quarter of last year, the Interior Principal Secretary Dr Raymond Omollo met with the European Union Ambassador to Kenya Henriette Geiger to discuss support for the digitization of National Police Service operations.
"Central to these efforts is the introduction of a digital system for processing traffic fines and the implementation of a digital occurrence book," the Ministry stated.
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This comes even as President William Ruto on September 18, 2024, directed various security agencies and ministries to work seamlessly in implementing various police reforms recommended by a taskforce that former Chief Justice David Maraga led.
The Head of State instructed the security agencies to complete strategies for modernising the services within three months.
"We are looking for a police service that is fit for purpose when dealing with the challenges and meeting up to the expectations of the people of Kenya in the 21st century," he stated.
Among initiatives President Ruto said the government was keen on undertaking included digitising the Occurrence Book (OB) records and digitization of payment of funds.
