Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet has pledged to provide additional security reinforcements during and after the August 8 polls.
This comes even as the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission works on startegies to cover areas that are hard hit with banditry and clashes.
“We are up to the task. We are satisfied with the security arrangements and wish to assure Kenyans no agent will be partisan,” he said.
According to Boinnet, the police will have additional helicopters, vehicles, boats and anti-riot gear to help manage rowdy crowds.
The police have three usable helicopters and have to rely on those from Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Pipeline, Kengen, Kenya Power, Kenya Forest Service and other State agencies in moving troops and other resources to places of need.
Reports indicate that more than 5,000 vehicles have been leased to the police since 2013 at undisclosed cost.
The IEBC has mapped areas that will be hard to reach due to threats from the Alshabaab, with others affected by banditry.
“It is our concern and that is why we have come up with Security Operation Plan, in which the commission works closely with security agencies to map out areas that require extra security,” IEBC commissioner Roselyn Akombe said.