The government has established the National Government Administration Police Unit (NGAPU) through an official announcement, which creates a new specialized unit that operates under the National Police Service to deliver operational and security assistance to chiefs and assistant chiefs and government administrators throughout the nation.
The development that the government published through Legal Notice No. 201 on December 24, 2025, represents one of the most important changes to policing systems that has occurred in recent times.
Police Inspector-General Douglas Kanja signed the notice, which established NGAPU as a unit under the Deputy Inspector-General of the Administration Police Service, according to the modified National Police Service Standing Orders 2025. The unit exists to help National Government Administrative Officers (NGAOs) accomplish their authorized work, which includes national policy enforcement and public security maintenance throughout local areas.
The gazette states that NGAPU will operate as the primary unit for security operations and protective services and conflict resolution activities through its hierarchical structure, which extends from the national level down to the ward level. The Commandant will control national organizational planning for the unit while county and sub-county and ward officers execute field operations throughout their areas of responsibility.
NGAPU officers must deliver protective security services during government operations and public events and administrative activities while also serving as primary enforcement responders who can arrest suspects and protect crime scene evidence. The gazette requires regular police stations to provide complete support to NGAPU personnel when they require assistance.
The officials who created the unit’s mandate intend the initiative to solve the existing communication problems that exist between administrative officers and law enforcement officers. The establishment of NGAPU aligns with broader reforms that aim to modernize and expand the National Police Service throughout the country.
Supporters believe the unit will improve public safety through better coordination with other agencies. Critics contend that granting police officers in specialized units authority to conduct routine administrative tasks will create problems for police oversight and accountability during the upcoming 2027 general election period in Kenya.
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