[Rev. 2012]
National Police Service
CAP. 84
CHAPTER 84
NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I – PRELIMINARY
Section
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Short title.
Interpretation.
Object of Act.
PART II – COMPOSITION, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE SERVICE
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Composition of the Service.
Gender, ethnic and regional balance
Deployment of the Service.
Members of the Service.
Command of the Service.
Appointment of the Inspector-General and the Deputy Inspectors-Generals.
Functions and powers of the Inspector-General.
Qualifications for appointment of Inspector-General and Deputy Inspector-General.
Procedure for appointment of the Inspector-General.
Procedure for appointment of Deputy Inspector-General.
General provisions on recruitment of Inspector-General and Deputy InspectorGeneral.
Removal of Inspector-General.
Temporary absence of the Inspector-General.
Removal of Deputy Inspector-General.
Term of office.
Oath of office.
Vacancy and filling of vacancy.
Requirement for consultation.
PART III – CONSTITUTION, ADMINISTRATION, FUNCTIONS
AND POWERS OF THE KENYA POLICE SERVICE
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Composition of the Kenya Police Service.
Functions of the Deputy Inspector-General of the Kenya Police Service.
Functions of the Kenya Police Service.
PART IV – CONSTITUTION, ADMINISTRATION, POWERS AND
FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION POLICE SERVICE
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Composition of the Administration Police Service.
Functions of the Deputy Inspector-General, Administration Police.
Functions of the Administration Police Service.
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Establishment of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Department.
Qualifications of the Director of Criminal Investigations.
PART V – THE DIRECTORATE OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
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