[PHOTO DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD}A single multi-agency command centre has been established to respond to terrorist attacks and cases of violence during the elections period. A group of 530 officers drawn from the National Intelligence Service (NIS), Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), National Police Service (NPS), Kenya Forest Service (KFS), Kenya Prisons, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and National Youth Service (NYS) are working on a coordinated approach to insecurity during this period. The National Disaster Operations Centre, Nairobi Fire Brigade, county commissioners and St John’s Ambulance are also part of the training dubbed Exercise Dumisha Utulivu. A coordinated security operation involving all security agencies under a single command centre monitored the maiden SGR ride. They are also expected to test their preparedness to respond to violence before and after the polls.

Source: Standard Digital June 24, 2017 07:30 UTC