STRATEGIC AIMS

In pursuit of its goals, the college aims to:

• Enhance the coherence of the police service delivery in the country to enable speedy and effective response to changing circumstances.
• Create good working environment in which the full value of every member of staff is recognised and appreciated.
• Improve the quality of policing in the country by providing and supporting high quality training for police officers to develop their skills and competence to the highest standard possible.

STRATEGIES

• Effective use of resource in the provision of quality service to clients.
• Establishment of an appropriate management structure and working environment.
• Establishment of appropriate performance indicators and monitoring procedures along the range of service delivered by the college.
• Improving standards.
• Positive change of attitude.

MANDATE

The Kenya Police College is responsible to the Commissioner of Police for:

• Enlistment of recruit constables and such other officers as the Commissioner of Police may from time to time direct.

•Training,preparation and revision of syllabi .
• Posting of trained recruits to provinces and formations as directed by the commissioner of police.
• Evaluation of Police officers through police examinations.
Any other duty which the Commissioner may from time to time direct.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF POLICE TRAINING

In 1897, Kenya Police Force was established in Mombasa during the construction of the Kenya – Uganda railway. There was little emphasis on training then. In 1911, a training depot was established in Nairobi to improve the skills and efficiency of the police. Between 1925-1931 Mr. R.C.B. Spicer re-organized Police training methods.

In 1940, the second training depot was opened at Maseno and in 1948 the Nairobi Training Depot was transferred to Kiganjo, Nyeri – which was an Italian prisoners’ of war camp and renamed Kenya Police Training School. At the same time Maseno Training Depot was discontinued. In 1965, the training institution was renamed Kenya Police College.

The improvement of the college infrastructure has been slow but steady. At the beginning, the buildings were derelict and inadequate. Between 1951-1953, both ‘A’ and ‘B’ messes were constructed to accommodate senior officers undergoing training. In 1983, the current administration block was put up.

Training at the college was primarily concerned with producing police constables with sound knowledge of police procedures and law. In 1961 the first Higher Training Course (HTC) was started. It was then that the first female Direct Entry Inspector of Police was also admitted. Today, the college offers a wide range of courses, which include among others Traffic Management, Community Policing, Public Relations, and Customer Care and Stress Management.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PROVINCIAL TRAINING CENTERS (PTC’)

There are currently ten (10) provincial training centres namely, Embu, Kisumu, Kimilili, Garissa, Mombasa, Ngong, Makindu, Ruringu, Nakuru and Mathare.

The Commandant Kenya Police College provides the instructors and supervises training in the provincial training centres. However, it is the Provincial police officer/Formation commander who should draw a training programme to meet the needs of a particular province. The PTC’s conducts training for Constables and members of other ranks. They also hold seminars/workshops for members of Inspectorate on pertinent areas such as:

• Customer care
• Stress management.
• Good governance.
• Gender and Human rights among others.

CHALLENGES

The Kenya Police College has been experiencing several challenges which have hampered delivery of service. Such challenges include;-
•Shortage of accommodation for both Uniformed & civilian staff.
•Inadequate accommodation for trainees (new additional barracks/ hostels required).
•Lack of external training for trainers.
•Inadequate classrooms.
•Lack of recreational facilities.
•Lack of information communication technology (ICT) infrastructure/ Linkage with other police institutions
•Inadequate range facilities
•Lack of modern gymnasium
•Inadequate funding on areas of training

WAY FORWARD

1. The Kenya Police College is in the process of drafting a Memorandum of Understanding with Kenyatta University through the Police Headquarters. The areas of collaboration include among others criminology, education, strategic planning, training needs assessment, information communication technology, music, physical education, medical (nursing, emergency training), conflict management, leadership and human resource management.

2. The Kenya Police College instructor should be exposed to other similar Police academies that are internationally recognised so as to keep abreast with the new technologies in policing, crime prevention, investigation and training. This is contingent to availability of funds.

3. The college will continue conducting Instructors Techniques Course (ITC) for newly appointed instructors.

4. The Kenya Police College in conjunction with other stakeholders from the Police Force and experts from Kenya Institute of Administration are currently working on Kenya Police Training policy. Once completed it will give a lease of life to training in the Kenya police.