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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen gave the figures while responding to questions in the Senate on Monday, saying the government was combining enforcement with rehabilitation and socio-economic interventions to address youth involvement in crime.
Speaking on Thursday during the launch of the Usalama Cover, which formally onboards officers from the National Police Service and the Kenya Prison Service onto the Public Officers Medical Scheme Fund under the Social Health Authority, Murkomen said the government has significantly improved officers’ welfare and now expects professionalism in return.
Speaking during the launch in Nairobi on April 2,2026, Duale described the move as “a monumental milestone in the realization of universal health coverage,” noting that the new package is designed to address the unique risks faced by uniformed officers.
The demonstrators, mostly youth, took to the streets demanding justice for Njoki.