110-year training depot that changed the face of police

Parade, Kenya Police Training School, Kiganjo, Nyeri, 1957. [File, Standard]

The National Police Service, which was started by Sir William McKinnon to protect his business interests, has grown in leaps and bounds.

Today as President Uhuru Kenyatta presides over the passing out parade at National Police Service College (Embakasi A Campus), it is worth revisiting the long journey of police training.  

From a training depot 110 years ago, the police boasts of seven training facilities. They are National...