Crime and Justice Innovation in Kenya

This report aims to investigate the potential of using innovative services for the improvement of criminal justice in Kenya. While the booming Kenyan innovation scene, the “Silicon Savannah”, is gaining global attention, it remains as a question for exploration how innovation could support the justice system which traditionally is understood as a public service.

In this report we approach this exploration through mixing research methods: first we introduce the baseline for crime in Kenya, as reported by the Kenyan citizens. Second we showcase how innovation already responds to some of the challenges faced by Kenyan people. Then, with the help of interviews with Kenyan criminal justice experts, we explore suggestions on what could be done next.

In the conclusion, we discuss what elements are common to successful innovations and what challenges in the criminal justice system could benefit from innovation.