Law enforcement in Kenya

[1] In 1929 this was formalised by the Tribal Police Ordinance which also provided for their training under the oversight of the regional agents.

Today the Administration Police is tasked with protective and border security as well as combating cattle theft and containing banditry.

The current director is Amin Mohamed Ibrahim, who was appointed by President William ruto on 15 October 2022 to replace George Kinoti who resigned.

[2] It now has around 11,000 paramilitary of which 2,000 are trained by Israelis (Recce group) that forms most of the Presidential guard, VVIP and Diplomatic protection.

Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) is a department within the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government.

The Service has a uniformed and Disciplined Cadre that is charged with the responsibility of protecting the forests and provision of security to personnel and installations.

The National Youth Service, which is administered by the Office of the President, provides some paramilitary training to young job trainees.

Besides their core mandates of enforcing compliance by managing county regulations and bylaws, Inspectorates also offer secondary support to services that are primarily the preserve Theof national government e.g. county traffic control and security.

The officers of the department are trained to be friendly to the people they serve, also to take charge of security operations in the county by efficiently and effectively responding to emergencies.

[7] The first director general (DG) of the new service was retired Brigadier Wilson A.C. Boinett who served until 2006, when he was replaced with Major-General Michael Gichangi.

The NSIS is charged with identifying conditions that threaten Kenya's political, economic and social stability.

[6] The NSIS was relocated from the notorious offices of Special Branch at Nyati House to new headquarters on the outskirts of the city, near the Windsor Golf and Country Hotel.

In April 1999, the Moi government appointed Mrs Pamela Mboya, the former Permanent representative to the Habitat, to head a Committee that was charged with formulating a scheme of service for NSIS officers.

[citation needed] Security of tenure given the director general of NSIS is designed to protect him from such abuse by members of the governing elite.