National Police Service Act

8. Command of the Service

Edition: 2023-09-15 · In force

8. Command of the Service

(1)The Service shall be under the overall and independent command of the Inspector-General appointed in accordance with Article 245 of the Constitution and the provisions of this Act.

(2)The Inspector-General may perform the functions or exercise the powers of the office in person or may delegate to an officer subordinate to him.

(3)A delegation under this Act—

(a)shall be in writing;

(b)shall be subject to any conditions the Inspector-General may impose;

(c)shall not divest the Inspector-General of the responsibility concerning the exercise of the powers or the performance of the duty delegated, and

(d)may be withdrawn, and any decision made by the person so delegated may be withdrawn or amended by the Inspector-General.

(4)The Inspector-General shall give direction in situations of conflict between the different mandates of the different Services and units within the Service.[Act No. 11 of 2014, s. 7.]

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Source: Kenya Law