Departmental Law Enforcement
The Administration Police (AP) 47,000 strong, report to local District Commissioners, who in turn report to the office of the President. The AP started out as the native police who reported to the local village headman. In 1929 this was formalized by the Tribal Police Ordinance which also provided for their training under the oversight of the regional agents.
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) a state corporation paramilitary wing is responsible with wildlife conservation and general protection. It consists of the trap unit, air wing unit, anti-poaching unit, scout unit, wildlife intelligence unit,wildlife protection unit and of late dog unit. It is headed by the Director of the Kenya Wildlife Service. During Richard Leakey's tenure as director in the early 1990s poaching was almost eliminated, but gradually enforcement relaxed and poaching again became a problem with significant killings of endangered species beginning about 2001, especially affected were the black rhinos.
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) employs rangers to protect the forests and enforce revenue measures. Among their duties the rangers enforce the eviction of squatters from the forests.
Finally, the National Youth Service (NYS), which is administered by the Office of the President, provides some paramilitary training to young job trainees and numbers about 2500. Other forces include the Kenya Prisons with about 16,000 personnel. However due to the present dismal economic situation, annual recruitment of new constables in all the military is not more than 2000 personnel.
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