Hire police officers for private security or an event
National Police Service · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Write to the OCS at your local police station and apply for "Hire of Police Security Services" on the NPS eCitizen portal. You sign an agreement and pay the charges before any officer is deployed.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- At your local police station (OCS) and online on the NPS eCitizen portal
What you need
- A written application to the Officer Commanding Station (OCS)
Steps
- Write an application to the OCS at your local police station saying what you need officers for, where and for how long.
- Fill in the application for "Hire of Police Security Services" on the NPS eCitizen portal (nps.ecitizen.go.ke).
- If you need officers for more than three months, apply to the respective Service Headquarters instead.
- Sign the agreement and pay the charges. Officers are released to your premises or event only after that.
Watch out
- The police decide how many officers you get and for how long, and can turn the request down.
- To stop the service early, give the Deputy Inspector-General one month's notice.
- You aren't charged for officers outside your venue who are preventing crime or directing traffic on public roads.
Who can apply
- Any person or organisation. The Inspector-General may station officers on application by anyone.
- Officers are deployed for private use only to protect the public good or interest.
Official sources (4)
- Police Hire Services kenyapolice.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- National Police Service Standing Orders, Chapter 57: Private Use of Police kenyapolice.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- National Police Service Act (Cap. 84), Revised Edition 2014, section 104 nationalpolice.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- The National Police Service - eCitizen nps.ecitizen.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026