General Service Unit (Kenya)

General Service Unit (GSU)
General Service Unit police cordon off Uhuru Park to bar opposition from holding their mass protest rally, January 2008.
Agency overview
FormedAugust, 1953
Preceding agency
  • Emergency Company or Regular Police Reserve
Employees≈6,000 (2003)
Operational structure
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
Agency executive
  • Ranson Lolmodooni SAIG, Commandant
Parent agencyKenya Police Service

The General Service Unit (GSU) is the gendarmerie branch of the Kenya Police Service, consisting of highly trained police officers, transported by seven dedicated Cessnas and three Bell helicopters. Having been in existence since 1948, the GSU has fought in a number of conflicts in and around Kenya, including the 1963 – 1969 Shifta War and the 1982 Kenyan coup.

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