Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja are scheduled to meet today to discuss increased crime in the city.
Officials said the meeting was called to discuss ways of taming the trend.
Koome who took over the running of police affairs on November 11 as the IG said he is ready to discuss with all stakeholders and agree on the way forward.
Residents say there is an increasing trend in muggings, snatching, stealing, robbery with violence and murder in the city.
As part of efforts to address the menace, Sakaja said he had banned hawkers and street families from occupying and conducting business on footbridges within the city.
He said the groups have already been expelled from the footbridges and the Nairobi fire department has already pressure-washed the premises for the safety of pedestrians.
The move, according to Sakaja, will restore security within the county saying the displaced individuals will be allocated appropriate places to work from.
“To make sure that there is security, we have cleaned the bridge, the fire department has come with its pipes and nobody will be allowed to conduct business or to live on our bridges and fly-overs,” he said on Sunday.
“If you want a space for trade we will find you one but not in a public utility like that.”
Koome said crime will not be tolerated under his watch, saying police will use the powers bestowed upon them by the constitution to deal with the prevailing security challenges.
He acknowledged the enormous responsibilities that lay ahead and promised to deliver to the people, whom he described as kind-hearted, warm and welcoming.
“Any criminal trying to pickpocket or snatch jewellery along the streets shall have themselves to blame as they shall be dealt with firmly,” Koome said.
President William Ruto has also asked the police to tackle insecurity in the country.
He said the police are well-resourced and independent to execute their mandate.
“Muggings, cattle rustling or other cases of insecurity must stop,” he said.
“We want a professional police service. The sticky issues of ethnicity, nepotism or cronyism should no longer exist.”
