Nairobi, Jan. 12 -- The National Police Service (NPS) is acquiring a Sh1 billion land in Laikipia County to expand Nyeri-based Kiganjo Police Training College, which has been struggling with strained facilities and falling training standards.

The Treasury allocated the amount during the fiscal year ending June 2025 kicking-off a series of processes that will see the NPS expand its training grounds and acquire modern equipment for police training, official documents have revealed.

The new details emerge following recent claims that the government planned to relocate national police training services from Kiganjo to West Pokot, which the Ministry of Interior has since renounced.

In a status report detailing the government's plan, the Sta...