Inspector-General of the National Police Service

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The Inspector-General of the National Police Service is the highest-ranking officer in Kenya’s police hierarchy, responsible for commanding and overseeing all national policing operations and strategy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government position in Kenya ⓘ
police chief position ⓘ
public office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Kenya ⓘ
linked to: Kenya
appointedBy President of Kenya ⓘ
appointmentRequires approval by the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
createdBy Constitutional reforms in Kenya in 2010 ⓘ
duty to cooperate with other national security organs ⓘ
to detect and prevent crime in Kenya ⓘ
to develop policing policies and standing orders ⓘ
to enforce all laws and regulations in Kenya ⓘ
to ensure compliance with the Constitution and the law by police officers ⓘ
to exercise independent command over the National Police Service ⓘ
to maintain public order in Kenya ⓘ
to manage and deploy police resources nationally ⓘ
to prevent corruption and promote integrity within the police ⓘ
to protect life and property in Kenya ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver all police officers in the National Police Service of Kenya ⓘ
hasRank Inspector-General ⓘ
hasTermLength fixed term as provided by Kenyan law ⓘ
headOf National Police Service of Kenya ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
National Police Service Act of Kenya ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Nairobi County ⓘ
memberOf National Security Council of Kenya ⓘ
mustEnsure professional, accountable and transparent policing in Kenya ⓘ
mustRespect Bill of Rights in the Constitution of Kenya ⓘ
oversees Administration Police Service ⓘ
Directorate of Criminal Investigations of Kenya ⓘ
Kenya Police Service ⓘ
partOf National Police Service of Kenya ⓘ
positionInOrganization highest-ranking officer in the National Police Service of Kenya ⓘ
replaced position of Commissioner of Police in Kenya ⓘ
reportsTo President of Kenya ⓘ
responsibleFor command of the National Police Service ⓘ
coordination of police operations across Kenya ⓘ
ensuring public safety and security in Kenya ⓘ
implementation of national policing policies ⓘ
maintenance of law and order at the national level ⓘ
overall operational control of national policing in Kenya ⓘ
strategic direction of policing in Kenya ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority national ⓘ
seat Nairobi ⓘ
sector law enforcement ⓘ
public security ⓘ
subordinateTo National Police Service Commission of Kenya in human resource matters ⓘ
worksWith National Police Service Commission of Kenya ⓘ

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President of Kenya → appoints → Inspector-General of the National Police Service ⓘ
National Police Service of Kenya → headedBy → Inspector General of the National Police Service ⓘ
linked to: Inspector-General of the National Police Service
National Police Service Commission → worksWith → Inspector-General of the National Police Service ⓘ
National Security Council of Kenya → member → Inspector-General of the National Police Service of Kenya ⓘ
linked to: Inspector-General of the National Police Service
National Police Service Act of Kenya → enforcedBy → Inspector-General of the National Police Service ⓘ
National Police Service Act of Kenya → establishes → office of the Inspector-General of the National Police Service ⓘ
linked to: Inspector-General of the National Police Service
Administration Police Service → subordinateTo → Inspector General of the National Police Service ⓘ
linked to: Inspector-General of the National Police Service