Kenya Police Service Badges of Ranks 2025-2026

Kenya Police Service Badges of Ranks – Kenya Police Service Chain of Command, Officer Ranks, Badge Identification.

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.

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The order of Kenya Police Service Badges of Ranks is as follows:

Inspector-General (formerly Commissioner of Police) – equivalent to the 2-star General in the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)
Deputy Inspector-General – equivalent to the one-star rank -Brigadier General in the KDF
Senior Assistant Inspector-General – (equivalent to Colonel]] in the KDF
Assistant Inspector-General – equivalent to the Lieutenant Colonel] in the KDF
Commissioner of Police
Senior Superintendent – equivalent to Major in the KDF
Superintendent – equivalent to Captain in the KDF
Assistant Superintendent – equivalent to Lieutenant in the KDF
Chief Inspector – equivalent to [[Warrant Officer 1) in the KDF
Inspector – equivalent to Warrant Officer 2 or Sergeant Major in the KDF
Senior Sergeant – equivalent to Senior Sergeant in the KDF
Sergeant – equivalent to Sergeant in the KDF
Corporal
Constable – equivalent to Private in the KDF