Operation and Deployment The Administration Police is under the leadership of the Administration Police Commandant who is responsible for its command and control, management and general direction as per the Administration Police Act which also provides for the appointment and deployment of Administration Police throughout Kenya. The Administration Police has three major Units and eight Provincial Commands. District Commands fall within respective Provinces.The Administration Police has a presence in all the eight provinces with each headed by a Provincial Administration Police Commander (PAPC).
The Administration Police Commandant may from time to time issue general instructions and information through Standing Orders or other means and may in case of war or emergency make specific directions. The District Commands operate within their jurisdictions without directions from above save for issues of complaints, inter-District operations and logistical support beyond local capacity. Administration Police Training College (APTC), Security of Government Buildings Unit (SGB) and Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) are formations which fall more directly under the direction of the Administration Police Commandant through their respective Commanders for operational, tactical and logistical support to the Provinces, and in performance also of their own main core duties. The AP band is a sub-unit, which supplements the AP Community Policing outreach programme, in addition to other national duties. Band members are however, not exempted from other Policing duties. For the purposes of efficient and effective delivery of services, the Administration Police has several departments, which are partly staffed by civilian personnel. Encouraging the deployment of civilian staff alongside uniformed personnel contributes to reducing cost and enables redeployment of uniformed staff to operational duties. These services include:
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