‘Nyumba Kumi’ noble, but more is needed to stem crime

It comes as no surprise that the Government’s plan to beef up security by introducing the “Nyumba Kumi” community policing model is already eliciting varied reactions from a cross-section of Kenyans.

It is instructive that the model was first introduced in Makongeni Location in Makadara, Nairobi, where it worked so well that the provincial administrators who midwifed it – all the way from the location to the district level – won commendations for best performance in 2010.