The Sh15 billion high-tech security system developed by Safaricom will be handed over to the Kenyan government. Safaricom, which is Kenya’s biggest mobile phone company, is carrying out the $170 million government tender.
The ‘National Service Police Project’ spans Nairobi and Mombasa, and the project was fast-tracked amid attacks carried out by the militant group Al-Shabaab in the country.
“The system will enable the entire security apparatus including those relating to disaster management, to have a more proactive approach to avoiding most of the criminal incidents affecting the country, and at the same time allow them a faster response time,” Collymore said.
Safaricom briefed President Uhuru Kenyatta and top military and security bosses on the status of the project and demonstrated how it works.
Upon completion, the system will be operated by the national police service under the expertise of a core team comprising senior officers from the National Police Service and communications experts.
