Kenya Police
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The Kenya Police, which report to the Commissioner of Police in the Office of the President, fields about 35,000 officers. It is divided into the following Police formations:
- General Service Unit
- Anti Stock Theft
- Criminal Investigation Department
- Traffic Police Department
- Kenya Police College
- Kenya Police Airwing
- Kenya Railway Police Unit
- Kenya Police Dog Unit
- Tourism Police Unit
- Kenya Airports Police Unit
Who work in the divisions of the various Kenyan provinces:
Each province is headed by a Provincial Police Officer(PPO). Each province is further divided into police divisions headed by Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD). Each police division is divided into police stations headed by Officer Commanding Police Station (OCS).
Police Ranks
The Kenya Police wear the following badges of rank on the shoulders (The Commissioner of Police - Inspector of Police) and sleeve (Senior Sergeant - Corporal) of their uniform to denote their rank.
Order of Kenya Police Ranks:
- Commissioner of Police
- Senior Deputy Commissioner of Police I
- Senior Deputy Commissioner of Police II
- Deputy Commissioner of Police
- Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police
- Assistant Commissioner of Police
- Senior Superintendent of Police
- Superintendent of Police
- Acting Superintendent of Police
- Chief Inspector
- Inspector
- Acting Inspector
- Senior Sergeant
- Sergeant
- Corporal
- Police Constable
The Kenya Police in Contemporary Kenya
Following a history of human rights abuses by the Kenya Police, efforts are being made to reform the force.[1] Kenyan Policemen are poorly paid and have to make use with archaic housing that has not been expanded or renovated since the 1970's. This has made them very suceptible to corruption and crime. Extortion and bribery are not unknown practices and the Kenyan people rank the police among the most corrupt bodies in the country.[citation needed]
Other Police Bodies in Kenya
The Administration Police (AP) report to local District Commissioners, who in turn report to the Office of the President.
See also
External links
Sources
- Washington Post story: Police in Kenya Raid Major Media Firm, dated March 3, 2006
- BBC News report: Kenya police probes army, dated 31 January, 2003
- BBC News report: Police are Kenya's top killers, dated 14 January, 2002
- World Police Encyclopedia article on Kenyan police force
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