Influence of Technical Expertise on Implementing Community Policing Programs in Nairobi City County, Kenya

Community policing was introduced in April 2005 with the aim of improving relations between community and the Police Service and help in fighting increasing crime and terrorism in Nairobi City County. The use of “NyumbaKumi†initiative was adopted after its successful implementation in the neighboring country of Tanzania. Monitoring and evaluation techniques have been used to improve the success rate in project management and their application in community policing programs hold a promising future for the sustainability of such projects. The main purpose of the study was to assess the impact of technical expertise on the implementation of community policing programs in Nairobi City County.The target population comprised community leaders, National Police Service, citizens, religious leaders, business community and households that have been impacted by the community policing programs. The study made use of a descriptive survey research design. The study made use of both primary and secondary data. Primary data was collected using a questionnaire. The data was then analyzed using SPSS software. Statistical measures and frequencies were utilized to provide insights about the data. A regression model was also run to be able to provide information about the relationship between the dependent and the independent variables. The study established that technical expertise had a positive and significant effect on implementing community policing programs in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study concluded that enables the employees gain self-confidence that they have the knowledge and competence to perform their daily tasks to the best of their ability for effective implementation of projects. The study recommended that the project managers involved in the implementation of community policing must be highly organized and able to keep meticulous track of every aspect of every project.