NAIROBI, Kenya — Interior Cabinet Secretary Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen has clarified that the Government is not relocating the National Police College, Kiganjo, but is instead planning to establish an additional training campus in the Kerio Valley to expose police recruits to real operational environments.
Murkomen said the new campus will allow recruits to gain practical experience in areas affected by banditry and insecurity, complementing classroom-based training offered at existing institutions.
“Who said Kiganjo Police College will be moved?” Murkomen posed, dismissing reports suggesting the historic training institution was being relocated.
He stressed that Kiganjo will remain operational and will, in fact, be upgraded to provide continuous and advanced training for serving police officers.
According to the CS, the Kerio Valley campus is intended to enhance preparedness by placing recruits in terrain and security situations similar to those they are likely to face after deployment.
“This is about giving our officers practical exposure in an operational environment, not shutting down or moving Kiganjo,” Murkomen said.
The clarification comes amid heightened security operations in the North Rift, where the government has intensified efforts to curb banditry and restore peace in parts of Elgeyo Marakwet, West Pokot, Baringo and Turkana counties.
Murkomen maintained that strengthening police training is a key pillar of the government’s broader security reforms, aimed at improving response capability, professionalism and effectiveness of officers deployed to high-risk areas.
