32-669: Kenya's National Police Service (NPS) is the umbrella law enforcement organ in Kenya. The service was established in 2011 under Article 243 of the Constitution ; of Kenya, following dissolution of Kenya Police Force and Administration Police Force. The NPS is under the overall and independent command of the inspector-general, who is appointed by the president and approved by Parliament. The National Police Service in Kenya employs up to 100,000 police officers and paramilitary personnel. The National Police Service in Kenya
64-419: A problem with significant killings of endangered species beginning about 2001, especially affected were the black rhinos. Kenya Forest Service (KFS) is a state corporation established under Forest Conservation and Management Act 2016. The Service has a uniformed and Disciplined Cadre that is charged with the responsibility of protecting the forests and provision of security to personnel and installations. There
96-658: Is a paramilitary wing of KPS and has around 10,000 personnel. This regular police service is backed up in arid and semi arid rural areas by the Kenya Police Reserve (KPR). The Administration Police (AP) 25,000 strong, report to the Deputy Inspector General- APS. The AP started out as the native police who reported to the local village headman. In 1929 this was formalised by the Tribal Police Ordinance which also provided for their training under
128-597: Is a state corporation, with a paramilitary wing, is responsible for wildlife conservation and wildlife protection. It consists of the trap unit, air wing unit, anti-poaching unit, scout unit, wildlife intelligence unit, wildlife protection unit and of late dog unit. It is headed by the Director of the Kenya Wildlife Service. During Richard Leakey's tenure as director in the early 1990s poaching was almost eliminated, but gradually enforcement relaxed and poaching again became
160-641: Is an agency of the Government of Kenya designated by the Forest Act of 2005 as the replacement for the old Forest Department. It is overseen by the Board of the Kenya Forest Service. The former Forest Department was supported almost entirely from forest revenues, and was, as a result, chronically underfunded. Under the 2005 Forest Act this has changed somewhat, with for example, the creation of special funds such as
192-493: Is charged with identifying conditions that threaten Kenya's political, economic and social stability. It develops techniques and strategies to neutralise such threats. The NSIS director is the national security advisor to the president of Kenya. The NSIS was relocated from the notorious offices of Special Branch at Nyati House to new headquarters on the outskirts of the city, near the Windsor Golf and Country Hotel. In April 1999,
224-636: Is commanded through a hierarchy separate from that of the Kenya Police For other state security bodies see Law enforcement in Kenya . Recruitment to the police service is done on yearly basis. The Kenya police force was established as a British colonial police force in 1907. From the 1887 to 1902 policing was provided by the East Africa Trading Company. After 1902 the Kenya-Uganda Railway introduced their own police units. In 1906
256-563: Is commonly referred to by the initials CID. It is headed by a director who reports to the Inspector General of Police. Due to the sensitivity of the position, the director of the CID is appointed by the president of Kenya. The current director is Amin Mohamed Ibrahim, who was appointed by President William ruto on 15 October 2022 to replace George Kinoti who resigned. Before his appointment he
288-504: Is composed of: (1) The Kenya Police Service was previously referred as Kenya Police Force but was reestablished under Article 243 (2) (a) of the Constitution of Kenya. (2) The Administration Police Service was known as Administration Police Force and was recreated under Article 243 (2) (b) of the Constitution of Kenya. (3) The Directorate of Criminal Investigations was famously called CID for Criminal Investigations Department and
320-647: Is divided into seven sections: Kenya Police The Kenya Police Service is a national body in charge of law enforcement in Kenya . It is subordinate to National Police Service which is headed by Inspector General of Police who exercises independent command over the Service. Kenya Police is headed by Deputy Inspector General. Kenya Police is divided into Service Headquarters in Nairobi, Formations, General Duty Commands and Training Institutions. Administration Police Service
352-405: Is in charge of a Police Station in a Ward and oversees all its Police Posts and Patrol Bases (Ward Commander). The Kenya Police formations/Units are headed by commandants /directors, who hold the rank of Senior Assistant Inspector General, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG)or Commissioner of Police (CP). These formations are listed as under: The Kenya Police wear badges of rank on
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#1732847792967384-489: Is safe custody of all persons who are lawfully committed to its 129 prison facilities, among them Kamiti Maximum Security Prison. It also facilitates the rehabilitation of custodial sentenced offenders for community reintegration. The current prisoners' population stands at 54,000 of whom 48% are pre-trial detainees whilst the remaining ones are sentenced prisoners. The staff establishment stands at approximately 22,000, consisting of uniformed officers. Kenya Wildlife Service
416-499: Is the department of investigation, prosecution and revenue inspection, department of Forest security intelligence, and Field Operations. The Forest Law Enforcement Officers are trained in Forest Law Enforcement Academy. Some of the duties of the Service is to protect the forest through arrest and prosecution of Forest offenders, carry out investigation and intelligence operations in the forest to eliminate threats inside
448-691: The British administration. Among other things it provided intelligence during the Mau Mau Uprising . In 1963 with independence approaching Special Branch was made independent from the police and in 1969 it was given a new charter. It wasn't until 1986 that it was transformed into the Directorate of Security Intelligence (DSI). In 1998, a new act of Parliament in Kenya established the National Security Intelligence Service (NSIS) to replace
480-623: The 1970s. These challenges have resulted to corruption and crime. Extortion and bribery are known practices and the Kenyan people rank the police among the most corrupt bodies in the country. In July 2010, the Minister, George Saitoti , announced a 28% pay increase for junior officers and a 25% pay increase for senior officers. This reform means that the most junior officer, a police constable, shall receive KSh. 21,000/= per month including allowances. Kenya Forest Service The Kenya Forest Service
512-588: The British officers were replaced with local Kenyan members. Kenya Police is divided into General Duty and Formations. General Duty comprises components with regions being the largest and police patrol bases being the smallest. Regional Police Commander is in charge of a Region (formerly Provinces ), County Police Commander is in charge of Officers in the County , Sub-County Police Commander Superintends Sub-County (previously called District). Officer Commanding Station (OCS)
544-808: The Kenyan parliament. The National Youth Service, which is administered by the Office of the President, provides some paramilitary training to young job trainees. These young people provide national service to the country. They are later enrolled for technical and vocational training. They also form a cadre of Kenya military reserves. County enforcement departments are based on each of the 47 county governments. They are established under The County Law Compliance and Enforcement Bill, 2018. These inspectorates enforce and ensure compliance of county laws and other relevant laws, provide security services to County properties, VIP protection and installations and investigate crimes related to
576-553: The Moi government appointed Mrs Pamela Mboya, the former Permanent representative to the Habitat, to head a Committee that was charged with formulating a scheme of service for NSIS officers. Security of tenure given the director general of NSIS is designed to protect him from such abuse by members of the governing elite. He has the opportunity to say 'no' to any unlawful or sectarian instructions from his bosses without fear of losing his job. NSIS
608-603: The Police Ordinance was established to create a new force in 1907, the Nairobi Mounted Police within the jurisdiction of the East Africa Protectorate . The current force's name came into effect in 1920 with the newly created British Kenya Colony . The colonial force was made up mainly of British and Indian recruits as senior officers and Africans amongst lower ranks. Following Kenya's independence,
640-676: The Presidential guard, VVIP and Diplomatic protection. Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) is a department within the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. KPS is established under the Prisons Act Cap 90 and Borstal Institutions Act Cap 92 Laws of Kenya. It is a uniformed disciplined service, headed by the Commissioner General of Prisons (CGP). Kenya Prisons Service contributes to public safety and security by ensuring there
672-429: The county. They also manage the prosecutorial process in line with county legislation, carry out environmental supervision over the management of waste disposal. Besides their core mandates of enforcing compliance by managing county regulations and bylaws, Inspectorates also offer secondary support to services that are primarily the preserve Theof national government e.g. county traffic control and security. The officers of
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#1732847792967704-413: The department are trained to be friendly to the people they serve, also to take charge of security operations in the county by efficiently and effectively responding to emergencies. National Intelligence Service (Kenya) (NIS) was previously known as the National Security Intelligence Service (NSIS) which had its origins in "Special Branch" a department of the national police that was created in 1952 under
736-402: The force was headed by British officers. In 2012, the position of Inspector General was introduced to head the newly created National Police Service. The current Inspector General is Japhet Koome who is the fourth holder of the position. The following officers have to date served in the capacity of Commissioner of Police: The following officers have served as Inspector-General: Following
768-485: The forest. The Service also: Apprehend and prosecute violators of forest law and regulations National Youth Service (NYS) is an organisation under the National Government of Kenya. It was established in 1964 to train young people in important national matters. In 2019, the organization was transformed from a state department to a fully fledged semi-autonomous state corporation after enactment of NYS act, 2018 by
800-459: The former Directorate of Security Intelligence which at the time was still colloquially known as "Special Branch". The first director general (DG) of the new service was retired Brigadier Wilson A.C. Boinett who served until 2006, when he was replaced with Major-General Michael Gichangi. In January 2011 Gichangi was appointed to a second five-year term. NSIS's intelligence gathering work includes: internal, external and strategic intelligence. The NSIS
832-550: The number of commanders were reduced from 168 to 56 Commanders. The equipment of the Kenya Police and General Service Unit (GSU), a paramilitary wing of the Kenyan Police, comprises: Aircraft Weapons Vehicles Following concerns about human right abuses by the Kenya Police, efforts are being made to reform the force. Some Kenyan policemen face challenges with their housing that has not been expanded or renovated since
864-599: The oversight of the regional agents. Just like the Kenya Police Service, it is led by a Deputy Inspector General. Today the Administration Police is tasked with protective and border security as well as combating cattle theft and containing banditry. Directorate of Criminal Investigation is a semi-autonomous directorate of the National Police Service responsible for investigating complex cases. It
896-493: The promulgation of the new Constitution of Kenya on 27 August 2010, as laid down in Chapter 17 Part 4, the Kenyan police forces is undergoing a series of reforms. Hence called The Kenya Police Service , it is now headed by a Deputy Inspector-General and the division of its functions are organised to take into account the devolved structure of government in Kenya. In the ongoing changes that started in 2018, police operational command
928-578: The shoulders ( Inspector-General – Inspector ) and sleeve ( senior sergeant – constable ) of their uniform to denote their rank. In line with the ongoing reforms, the uniforms committee is also working on new insignia for the revised rank structure, which will have to be approved by the National Police Service Commission . The order of Kenya Police ranks is as follows: Former Kenya Police ranks and Kenya Police – Ranks and Insignia can be found at this reference. From 1906 to 1964
960-673: Was aligned police with existing administrative boundaries to create a unified command as follows:- 1. Regional Police Commander (RPC) 2. County Police Commander (CPC) 3. Sub County Police Commander (SPC) 4. Officer in charge Police Station ( OCS) The following positions were therefore abolished:- 1. APS Regional Commander 2. KPS Regional Commander 3. DCI Regional Commander 4. County Coordinating Commander 5. KPS County Commander 6. APS County Commander 7. DCI County Commander 8. APS Sub County Commander 9. DCI Sub County Commander 10. KPS Officer Commanding Police Divisions 11.District Administration Police Commander Consequently,
992-604: Was created Section 28 of the National Police Service Act, 2011. (4) The Internal Affairs Unit is a new unit born through Section of the 87 (9),(10) of the National Police Service Act, above. The Kenya Police Service (KPS) is the primary security and law enforcement agency in Kenya. It is commanded by Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) who reports to the Inspector-General of the National Police Service, fields about 65,000 officers. The General Service Unit (GSU)
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1024-563: Was previously the national police spokesman based in the office of the Inspector General of Police. The CID headquarters are located on Kiambu Road, Nairobi. The General Service Unit (GSU) initially known as the Kenya Police Emergency Company, was established by the colonial government to battle Mau Mau freedom fighters (rebels) during the fight for Kenya's independence. It now has around 11,000 paramilitary of which 2,000 are trained by Israelis (Recce group) that forms most of
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