NPS MARKS WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY 2025

Yesterday, 10th September 2025, the National Police Service (NPS) joined key stakeholders and partners to mark World Suicide Prevention Day at the Cooperative University of Kenya in Nairobi. The purpose of the day is to raise global awareness that suicide can be prevented. The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Douglas Kanja, was represented by the Director of Counselling and Psychosocial Support at the Kenya Police Service (KPS) Headquarters, Ms. Evelyn Mbugua, CP. She delivered the Inspector General’s speech on the urgent need to confront suicide as a national concern.

In his address, IG Kanja emphasized the National Police Service’s deliberate steps to strengthen mental health systems for officers and their families. These efforts include establishing counselling offices, chaplaincy services, psychosocial deployment, and forming partnerships with institutions such as Africa International University and DMF-Kenya. Furthermore, the Inspector General underscored three urgent calls to action: to break the silence and end the stigma surrounding mental health; to strengthen access to counselling and psychosocial support; and to build strong partnerships across society to save lives.

Also present at the event were the Chairman of DMF-Kenya, Dr. Dennis Junior; the Senior Administrative Assistant from the Office of the Dean of Students at the Cooperative University of Kenya, Dr. Ezekiah Kimani M'kuma; the Director of Public Education and Advocacy at NACADA, Dr. Yvonne Olando; and a representative from the Cooperative Bank of Kenya, Ms. Leah Kerich, among others.