Kenya Police Units and Their Uniforms – See details below:
The Kenya Police wear badges of rank on the shoulders (Inspector-General – Inspector) and sleeve (Senior Sergeant – Constable) of their uniform to denote their rank. In line with the ongoing reforms, the uniforms committee is also working on new insignia for the revised rank structure, which will have to be approved by the National Police Service Commission. The order of Kenya Police ranks is as follows:
Inspector-General (formerly Commissioner of Police) – equivalent to the 4-star General in the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)
Deputy Inspector-General – equivalent to the 3-star Lieutenant General in the KDF
Senior Assistant Inspector-General – equivalent to the 2-star Major General in the KDF
Assistant Inspector-General – equivalent to the 1-star Brigadier in the KDF
Senior Superintendent – equivalent to Colonel in the KDF
Superintendent – equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel in the KDF
Assistant Superintendent – equivalent to Major in the KDF
Chief Inspector – equivalent to Captain in the KDF
Inspector – equivalent to Lieutenant in the KDF
Senior Sergeant – equivalent to Senior Sergeant in the KDF
Sergeant – equivalent to Sergeant in the KDF
Constable – equivalent to Private and Corporal in the KDF
