Kenyans will no longer need to visit police stations to report some incidents starting April 2025, this is according to the Ministry of Interior.
In a statement released on Tuesday, January 14, the Ministry headed by CS Kipchumba Murkomen assured that the digital system which will handle all cases including Occurrence Book entries will be ready and well equipped ahead of rollout. "Beginning April 2025, you will no longer be required to visit a police station to report incidents," part of the statement read. "Central to these efforts is the introduction of a digital system for processing traffic fines and the implementation of a digital occurrence book." A photo of European Union Ambassador to Kenya, Henriette Geiger during a meeting with top interior security officers on January 14, 2025.
The announcement followed a meeting between senior police officials including Internal Security PS Raymond Omollo, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, and the European Union Ambassador to Kenya, Henriette Geiger, discussing support in the actualisation of the same.
This meeting came on the heels of a security and defense strategic dialogue held with development partners in the final quarter of 2024.