The government has unveiled an ambitious plan to construct 900 new police stations across the country within the next two years.
President William Ruto said the move is aimed at strengthening security and bringing policing services closer to communities.
Ruto made the announcement on Tuesday at State House, Nairobi, during the presentation of the Jukwaa la Usalama report, a comprehensive document compiled from months of nationwide public engagements on security and service delivery.
“We have agreed that we will build 900 new police stations in the next two years. Some areas are very far away from the nearest police station,” the President said.
He noted that long distances to police facilities continue to hinder timely response to emergencies, delay investigations and weaken community policing efforts.
Under the plan, the Affordable Housing Programme will be responsible for constructing 300 police stations, integrating security infrastructure within its broader national development projects.
Ruto added that he intends to engage MPs to allocate NG-CDF funds for the construction of another 300 stations, while the Ministry of Interior and National Administration will take up the remaining 300.
Beyond expanding policing infrastructure, the President announced that the government will operationalise 24 new sub-counties, 88 divisions and 675 sub-locations within the next year.
He said this decentralisation is meant to ensure government services are more accessible to citizens, especially in underserved and remote areas.
