A Special Issue was on 30th July 2026 gazetted that outlined new reforms to the structure of the National Police Service. 

Key structural changes introduced by the amendment 

• Kenya Police Service  

• Added: Nairobi Metropolitan Police, Kenya Police Quick Response Unit, Government Vehicle Check Unit.  

• Renamed:  Traffic Police Unit to Kenya Police Traffic Unit 

Airports Police Unit to Kenya Airports Police Unit 

K9 Unit to K9 Police Unit 

Marine Police Unit to Kenya Police Marine Unit 

• Merged: Railway Police Unit into Kenya Railways & Ports Police Unit 

• Administration Police Service  

• Added: Judiciary Police Unit, Energy Police Unit, Mining Police Unit, Water Police Unit, National Government Administration Police Unit 

• Renamed: Rapid Deployment Unit, Border Patrol Unit, Anti-Stock Theft Unit, and Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit to their respective Police Unit names.  

• Directorate of Criminal Investigations  

• Added: Investigations Bureau, Operations Bureau, Homicide Investigations Bureau, INTERPOL–National Central Bureau 

• Renamed: Forensic Laboratory to National Police Service Forensic Laboratory 

• Anti-Narcotics Unit to National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau.  

• Merged: Railways Criminal Investigations into Kenya Railways & Ports Criminal Investigations 

The diagrams below highlight the old vis-a-vis the new National Police Service structure: 

The New Structure as per the 30th July gazette notice: