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Demonstrators wave Kenyan flags while standing besides an armored military vehicle near Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki during protests over the proposed Ebola quarantine facility. [John Muchucha, Standard]
“Security is non-negotiable for a modern capital city like Nairobi.” These were the words of President William Ruto as he directed Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen to prepare a framework for a dedicated Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit to work hand in hand with Nairobi County security.
The directive, issued on February 17, 2026 during the signing of a cooperation agreement between the national government and Nairobi City County Government, was unambiguous: Nairobi’s security architecture must change.
The President was right. And the scale of the challenge makes the urgency clear.
