Command centre established to respond to violence, attacks during elections

Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery (left) address a press conference in Nairobi on May 24 2017 alongside Inspector of Police Joseph Boinnet (centre) and Criminal Investigations (CID) Director Ndegwa Muhoro during a meeting with police commanders in Nairobi.The meeting, discussed matters on police preparedness in ensuring peaceful elections in the August polls.[PHOTO DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD}

A single multi-agency command centre has been established to respond to terrorist attacks and cases of violence during the elections period.

A group of 530 officers drawn from the National Intelligence Service (NIS), Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), National Police Service (NPS), Kenya Forest Service (KFS), Kenya Prisons, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and National Youth Service (NYS) are working on a coordinated approach to insecurity during this period.