Kenya Police is divided into Service Headquarters in Nairobi, Formations, General Duty Commands and Training Institutions.

The colonial force was made up mainly of British and Indian recruits as senior officers and Africans amongst lower ranks.

General Duty comprises components with regions being the largest and police patrol bases being the smallest.

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.

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:[14] The following officers have served as Inspector-General: Following 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.

Extortion and bribery are known practices and the Kenyan people rank the police among the most corrupt bodies in the country.

This reform means that the most junior officer, a police constable, shall receive KSh.21,000/= per month including allowances.