Uhuru Kenyatta launches forensic lab, ends two decade wait for change

Forensic Laboratory at the Directorate of Criminal Investigation that was opened by President Uhuru Kenyatta on June 13, 2022. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

After several false starts, the National Forensic Laboratory has finally been commissioned, ending a two-decade wait.

The official operationalisation of the laboratory yesterday means that Kenya will no longer have to take samples collected from crime scenes to South Africa for analysis.