The Principal Secretary for Internal Security, Raymond Omollo, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, held a high-level consultative meeting with the leadership of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC).

The focus of the meeting was placed on the country’s preparedness for the 2027 general elections, now less than two years away.

The meeting, which brought together NCIC Chairperson Reverend Samuel Kobia and the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Mutegi, centred on sharpening the framework laid out in the Elections Bila Noma roadmap — a national strategy designed to anchor peace and tolerance during the electoral period.

In a post on X, the Ministry of Interior hailed that the talks explored actionable strategies to reinforce the commission’s mandate in guiding the country towards a violence-free electoral season.

“During a meeting with @NCIC_Kenya Chair Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia and new CEO Dr. Daniel Mutegi, the Principal Secretary for Internal Security, Dr. Raymond Omollo @ray_omollo, discussed the commission’s preparedness for the upcoming general elections, now less than two years away,” the ministry wrote on X.

“The discussion focused on strengthening the guidelines outlined in the Elections Bila Noma roadmap, particularly around ensuring peaceful elections and mapping high-risk areas prone to unrest or the resurgence of criminal gangs.”

Omollo, who also serves as the government’s key point man in domestic security matters, reiterated the need for early planning and inter-agency coordination, noting that the time to build durable structures for peaceful elections is now, long before the ballot boxes are rolled out.

Also in attendance at the closed-door meeting was Mr Mohamed Barre, the Secretary of the Peace-building and Conflict Management Directorate under the Ministry of Interior.

The Elections Bila Noma roadmap, which the NCIC launched in 2022 in the aftermath of the last general election, has since evolved into a living document guiding both national and county-level interventions around conflict-sensitive political processes.

Political tolerance

Omollo has previously stated that Kenya cannot afford to backslide into electoral anarchy, noting that the lessons of past elections — from hotspots in urban slums to rural flashpoints — must inform the architecture of preventive action going forward.

The meeting also came just a paltry few days after he called for political tolerance among Kenyans and the political class.

Speaking in Migori on Sunday, May 4, 2025, Omollo noted the presence of political violence and intolerance in the country, especially in the Nyanza region.

“We’ve had a very secure country, but from time to time, we continue to have security challenges, and in this region, the biggest challenge is more of issues to do with political intolerance. It is my plea to the leaders of this region that, despite our political differences and persuasion, we have a responsibility to keep this country together and to keep the region safe and secure for our mothers, sisters, and even youths,” Omollo stated.

Omollo also warned politicians from the region against using the youth to cause chaos and division in the Nyanza region, following the death of Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were.

“As we stand here today, one of our Members of Parliament was assassinated. The police are on the trail of those who were involved. The Director of Criminal Investigations is doing everything to ensure that everyone involved is brought to book,” Omollo stated.