The National Police Service has launched its Digital Human Resource Information System amid efforts to digitise its operations.
The launch will see the service digitise its administrative procedures, the Occurrence Book and the Crime Management System.
Speaking during the launch in Kilifi county on Monday, Interior CS Fred Matiang’i said this is the first time that such platform has been created in the history of the service.
The system will embed all levels of the National Police Service which includes the Administration Police, Kenya Police and the Department of Criminal Investigations.
“Police officers must embrace technology to keep pace with the evolution of crime, as we strive to provide first-class services. Change has come, and it requires that we have a responsible and responsive police service,” Matiang’i said.
The CS said the new system aims at infusing accountability, efficiency, honesty and professionalism among officers as part of the ongoing police reforms.
“This system will bear accurate, real-time data on each officer, including their recruitment, training, career progress, deployment, family records, and other related information,” Matiang’i said.
He said the system will further enhance the ability of the National Police Service to share local information and intelligence within the security fraternity on a national and international scale.
Matiang’i said the system supports the selection, recruitment and management of police officers, deployment, performance appraisals, merit-based promotions and transparent transfers.
“This system now gives the Inspector General a bird’s eye view of the National Police Service, making it easy to identify vacancies and the skills needed to fill in these vacancies. We’re beginning to institute meritocracy over nepotism. It’s no longer about who you know, but, what you know,” Matiang’i said.
The CS said the launch will play a key role in protecting files to all the serious cases hence curbing incidences of missing files.