The government is set to launch a new digital crime reporting mobile app designed to curb corruption and promote transparency in law enforcement. According to Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo, the app will be particularly useful in handling traffic-related offences and will form part of the new digital case reporting system.
Speaking during an interview on Ramogi FM on Tuesday night, PS Omollo said the platform will enable citizens to report incidents directly online, helping to expose rogue traffic officers and motorists who collude to manipulate records.
“We are introducing a mobile app that allows citizens to report incidents, particularly road-related cases, directly online,” said Omollo.
To further ensure transparency, the Interior Ministry is expanding CCTV coverage across major highways and installing more streetlights in both urban and rural areas to capture and deter criminal activity in real time.
The PS revealed that the app complements ongoing efforts to digitize police operations, including the rollout of a Digital Occurrence Book (OB) system meant to replace manual entries.
“This administration has made significant strides in police modernisation and the adoption of technology,” Omollo noted. “We are transitioning to a Digital OB system to enhance transparency and reduce case manipulation.”
While Omollo did not specify when the new app will be available, he emphasized that it builds upon previous innovations such as the NCRC Kenya app, launched by the National Crime Research Centre last year to collect and analyze real-time crime data.
According to Omollo, reforms like these are already improving public trust in the police. Findings from the Jukwaa La Usalama initiative indicate that seven out of ten Kenyans are now generally satisfied with police services—a positive sign of evolving citizen–police relations.
If successful, this will mark the second major digital reporting system by the National Police Service since 2013, when an earlier SMS-based initiative failed to gain traction.
