Diplomatic Police Unit: It is headed by a Commandant from its Nairobi headquarters.General Service Unit (GSU): both headquarters and training school are in Nairobi the Commandant is Douglas Kanja.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). Officer Commanding Station (OCS) is in charge of a Police Station in a Ward and oversees all its Police Posts and Patrol Bases (Ward Commander). 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). General Duty comprises components with regions being the largest and police patrol bases being the smallest. Kenya Police is divided into General Duty and Formations. įollowing Kenya's independence, the British officers were replaced with local Kenyan members. The colonial force was made up mainly of British and Indian recruits as senior officers and Africans amongst lower ranks. The current force's name came into effect in 1920 with the newly created British Kenya Colony. In 1906 the Police Ordinance was established to create a new force in 1907, the Nairobi Mounted Police within the jurisdiction of the East Africa Protectorate. After 1902 the Kenya-Uganda Railway introduced their own police units. From the 1887 to 1902 policing was provided by the East Africa Trading Company. The Kenya police force was established as a British colonial police force in 1907. Recruitment to the police service is done on yearly basis. For other state security bodies see Law enforcement in Kenya. Kenya Police is divided into Service Headquarters in Nairobi, Formations, General Duty Commands and Training Institutions.Īdministration Police Service is commanded through a hierarchy separate from that of the Kenya Police. Kenya Police is headed by Deputy Inspector General. It is subordinate to National Police Service which is headed by Inspector General of Police who exercises independent command over the Service. The Kenya Police Service is a national body in charge of law enforcement in Kenya. Kenya Police Officer on traffic duties in Nairobi City.
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