Interior Security Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki on Monday, February 6, deployed 9,000 officers with immediate effect to various parts of the country.
According to the CS, the officers include 6,000 police officers and 3,000 prison officers.
The CS revealed that these officers will be deployed in security hot spots to combat rising crime cases.
He was addressing the press at Harambee House while giving an update of his scorecard, 100 days since he took over as interior boss.
"We have 6000 police officers who have joined the National Police Service in the last 100 days as well as 3000 Kenya Prison Service officers.
"These officers guarantee us sustainability towards the fight against crime," the CS remarked during the deployment.
Kindiki further revealed that the deployment will be based on a security need basis.
"The new officers will be deployed to security hot spots across the country immediately to further buttress the security of our people and their property," he revealed.
The CS further lauded the efforts of police officers in the last 100 days in which he has been in charge of the Interior docket.
"I am happy to announce to the nation that in the last three months, we have been able to bring crime down by 13.5 per cent.
"We have seen crime reduce from 8,297 reported crimes to 7,179 reported crimes and we are working towards reducing that number further," he revealed.
The Interior CS further revealed the government's success in combating cattle rustling across the country.
"I wish to announce that 60 per cent of all livestock stolen in cattle rustling-prone counties have been recovered by our security officers," the CS lauded security agencies.
According to the National Police Act, a cabinet secretary does not have the power to deploy police officers.
The Act states that the roles of a Cabinet Secretary are: providing policy guidelines to the Service; monitoring and evaluating the performance of the functions of the Service; inspecting the facilities of the Service; facilitating the involvement of the public in the activities of the Service; facilitating the functioning of the county policing authorities; and receiving regular reports from the county policing authorities.
