U Keniji postoji nekoliko policijskih organizacija, a glavna od njih je Kenijska policijska služba (the Kenya Police Service). Kenijska policijska služba, Administrativna policija i ostale policije su pod nadležnošću Ministarstva nacionalne sigurnosti i provincijskie administracije u Uredu Predsjednika. Po članu 5. Zakona o policiji, sve policijske snage su pod komandom Komesara policije, koji odgovara Predsjedniku države. Policijske snage broje oko 40.000 pripadnika, od čega na Kenijsku policijsku službu otpada oko 18.000, dok Specijalna policija (General Service Unit (GSU) ima oko 5.000 pripadnika. Nacionalnoj policiji u pokrajinama pomažu  pripadnici rezervnog sastava (Kenya Police Reserve (KPR). Uz njih postoji i administrativna policija koja odgovara lokalnim Odjelnim komesarima, koji svoje izvještaje šalju u Ured Predsjednika.

      There are a number of law enforcement organisations in Kenya. With the main organisation being the Kenya Police Service. Kenya employs up to 40,000 police and paramilitary personnel. The national Kenya Police Force, Administration police and other security forces, fall under the Ministry for National Security and Provincial Administration in the Office of the President. In terms of section 5 of the Police Act, the police force is under the direction and command of the Commissioner of Police through the issuing of Force Standing Orders (the Commissioner answers to the President) and its functions, organisation and discipline are contained in the Police Act. 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. The Administration Police (AP), formerly the Tribal Police, report to local District Commissioners, who in turn report to the Office of the President.