Residents of Kibra, Westlands, Kilimani and Dagoretti have given Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja 14 days to stop the planned degazettement of the Capitol Hill Police Station.
Through the Upper Hill District Association (UHDA), led by Chairperson Justus Mungai, residents on Friday, April 10, warned that closing the station could create a serious security gap in Upper Hill.
They argued the station is critical for crime prevention and fast emergency response, serving thousands of people, including workers, residents, hospitals, courts and businesses.
“This station is critical to the security in the Upper Hill District, which covers parts of Kibra, Dagoretti and Kilimani and provides support to thousands of residents, workers and diplomatic missions,” the residents said.
“Major firms are domiciled here, including banks, insurers, law firms, international organisations, embassies, hospitals, and public organisations with critical infrastructures like Kenyatta National Hospital and Milimani Court,” they added.
According to the Association, the removal of the police station could potentially increase crime rates in the area and delay police response times.
While protesting against the station’s closure, the residents also accused the Ministry of Interior of allegedly violating the Constitution by failing to conduct a public participation exercise.
The Association cited Articles 10 and 35 of the Constitution, which guarantee public involvement in decision-making and access to information.
The locals further warned that degazettement could lead to permanent loss of the public facility, making it impossible to recover the land for security use in the future.
“The loss of the Capitol Hill Police Station would be irreversible. We cannot afford to lose such a critical facility in a high-density, high-value area like Upper Hill,” they argued.
Failure to meet these demands, the Upper Hill District Association warned, would lead it to seek legal and civic action to safeguard the community’s constitutional rights.
Meanwhile, the latest development comes just three days after more than 50 police officers were displaced and redeployed to various police stations after the Ministry of Interior announced the closure of the Capitol Hill Police Station.
In a notice issued on April 8, 2026, by Tusca Opondo, the former Officer Commanding Station (OCS) directed investigators and members of the public to collect pending case exhibits and cash bail deposits.
Opondo urged multi-agency investigators handling pending cases to immediately collect exhibits, including motor vehicles and other items currently held at the station.
The Ministry said the degazettement was part of a broader restructuring aimed at improving efficiency in policing services and redistributing resources across Nairobi County.
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