[PHOTOS] Interior,Treasury chiefs meet for security initiative talks

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki on Friday paid a courtesy call to his National Treasury counterpart Njuguna Ndung'u.

The two are set to hold discussions on the upgrade of the National Forensic Laboratory and other security programmes.

Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin and the Accounting Officer of the National Police Service Bernice Sialaal were also present.

This collaborative effort signifies a commitment to strengthening the nation's security infrastructure.

After two-decade wait, the National Forensic Laboratory was commissioned on June 13, 2022.

Its operationalisation meant that Kenya would no longer have to take samples collected from crime scenes to South Africa for analysis.

It took many years for the laboratory billed as a game changer in the fight against crime, to come to fruition. 

Plans to set up the laboratory started in the 1990s.

The multi-billion shilling project classified under the security, peacebuilding and conflict management sector, failed to properly commence due to corruption scandals like Anglo Leasing.

Although the physical structure was completed in 2015, fixing of the necessary equipment in the 10 specialised scientific laboratories dragged on.

The laboratory was identified as a security flagship project under Vision 2030 and was one of the projects to be completed under the first Medium Term plan 2008-12.