- Kenya Police
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 followingPolice formations:*
General Service Unit
*Anti Stock Theft
*Kenya Police Criminal Investigation Department
*Kenya Police Traffic Department
*Kenya Police College
*Kenya Police Airwing
*Kenya Railway Police Unit
*Kenya Police Dog Unit
*Kenya Police Tourism Unit
*Kenya Airports Police Unit
*Kenya Maritime Police Unit Who work in the divisions of the various Kenyan provinces:
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Nairobi
* Coast
* Central
*Rift Valley
* Nyanza
* Western
* Eastern
* North EasternEach
province is headed by aProvincial Police Officer (PPO). Each province is further divided intopolice divisions headed byOfficer Commanding Police Division (OCPD ). Eachpolice division is divided intopolice stations headed byOfficer Commanding Police Station (OCS) .Kenya Police Headquarters is located in the heart of Nairobi Town at Vigilance House onHarambee Avenue The current police commissioner is
Major General Mohammed Hussein Ali . He is deputizedLawrence Mwadime who is thePrincipal Deputy Police Commissioner . MrDavid Kimaiyo is theDirector of Police Operations whileHenry Chenge Gathogo is theDirector of Police Personnel .All police units report to the Commissioner of Police who in turn reports to the Office of the President through the
Minister for Internal Security andProvincial Administration . The commissiner is responsible for all administrative matters and personnel matters affecting the force. The Kenya Police is governed by theforce standing orders which governs the formation of various units and their scope of work.Police Ranks
The
Kenya Police wear the following badges of rank on the shoulders (TheCommissioner 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. [http://www.kenyapolice.go.ke/police%20reforms.asp] 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.Fact|date=May 2007
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
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Military of Kenya
*Corruption in Kenya
*Elizabeth Nyaruai External links
* [http://www.kenyapolice.go.ke/ Kenya Police website]
* [http://www.administrationpolice.go.ke Administration Police]Sources
* "Washington Post" story: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/02/AR2006030201855.html Police in Kenya Raid Major Media Firm] , dated March 3, 2006
* BBC News report: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2714371.stm Kenya police probes army] , dated 31 January, 2003
* BBC News report: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1759421.stm Police are Kenya's top killers] , dated 14 January, 2002
* "World Police Encyclopedia" [http://www.routledge-ny.com/ref/worldpolice/kenya.html article on Kenyan police force]
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