[Rev. 2012] National Police Service CAP. 84 CHAPTER 84 NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I – PRELIMINARY Section 1. 2. 3. Short title. Interpretation. Object of Act. PART II – COMPOSITION, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE SERVICE 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 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 22. 23. 24. 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 25. 26. 27. Composition of the Administration Police Service. Functions of the Deputy Inspector-General, Administration Police. Functions of the Administration Police Service. 28. 29. Establishment of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Department. Qualifications of the Director of Criminal Investigations. PART V – THE DIRECTORATE OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS N18 - 3 [Issue 1]