He is also in charge of overall and independent command and matter of the National Police Service.

[2] The position was established in 1964 as the commissioner of police.

[3] It was renamed to inspect-general of police in 2012, to serve as the head of the two police bodies of Kenya for a four-year term.

[4] The Kenya Police Service and the Administration Police Service is also headed by a deputy inspector-general[5] who is appointed by the president of Kenya and approved by the parliament.

[6] The current inspector-general as of July 2024 is Douglas Kanja, CBS, in the acting capacity following the resignation of the previous IGP Eng.