The National Police Service has promoted 738 police officers to various ranks, according to a statement from the National Police Service Commission. In their statement, the commission said the officers are drawn from the Kenya Police Service, the Administration Police Service, and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). NPSC has promoted 14 officers to the Senior Assistant Inspector General of Police (SAIG) position and 51 officers to the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG). 135 other police officers have been bumped up to the Commissioner of Police (CP) post, while 277 officers are now moving to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP). The Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, at a meeting with British High Commissioner to Kenya, Neil Wigan, at his Jogoo House "A" office, Friday, February 28, 2025.
Photo NPS Another 261 officers have been promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP).
The commission also upgraded 50 civilian staff of the National Police Service (NPS) across various cadres.
According to the commission, the promotions were made following recommendations from the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja. "The Inspector General assured the Commission that the process was competitive, transparent, and had considered regional, ethnicity, and gender balance in arriving at the preferred candidates in accordance with Articles 10 and 232 on National Values and Principles of Governance and Public Service," said the NPSC.
