Kenya Police
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The Kenya Police, which report to the Commissioner of Police in the Office of the President, fields about 18,000 officers. The General Service Unit (GSU) has around 5,000 paramilitary personnel. The regular police are backed up in rural areas by the Kenya Police Reserve (KPR) which is sometimes called the Kenya Home Guard.
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[edit] The Establishment of the Kenya Police
[edit] The GSU
[edit] The KPR
[edit] Modern Developments
[edit] The Kenya Police in Contemporary Kenya
Following a history of human rights abuses by the Kenya Police, efforts are being made to reform the force.[1] Kenyan Policemen are poorly paid and have to make use with archaic housing that has not been expanded or renovated since the 1970's. This has made them very suceptible to corruption and crime. Extortion and bribery are not unknown practices and the Kenyan people rank the police among the most corrupt bodies in the country.
[edit] Other Police Bodies in Kenya
The Administration Police (AP) report to local District Commissioners, who in turn report to the Office of the President.
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[edit] Sources
- Washington Post story: Police in Kenya Raid Major Media Firm, dated March 3, 2006
- BBC News report: Kenya police probes army, dated 31 January, 2003
- BBC News report: Police are Kenya's top killers, dated 14 January, 2002
- World Police Encyclopedia article on Kenyan police force
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