The National Intelligence Service in Kenya is concerned with: [13] Detecting and Identifying any potential threat to Kenya; Advising the President and Government of any security threat to Kenya; Taking steps to protect the security interests of Kenya whether political, military, or economic.

2025年1月16日 · The National Intelligence Service (NIS), Kenya’s first line of defence against internal and external threats, is possibly the most enigmatic government agency. For most State institutions, their purchase of even a pen will be seen and analysed by auditors, legislators and members of the public.

2023年5月28日 · Started as the Special Branch, a department of the national police in 1952 under the British administration, the NIS has moved to become a powerful institution that feels the pulse of the nation, carries its most hidden secrets, and is …

2025年1月15日 · NIS is Kenya's principal intelligence agency tasked with providing both domestic and foreign intelligence. The agency's responsibility includes gathering and analysing information related to...

2021年1月1日 · Section 5 of the National Intelligence Service Act states the functions of the National Intelligence Service in Kenya (NIS). The National Intelligence Service is responsible for security intelligence and counter-intelligence to enhance national security in accordance with the Constitution and shall–

2019年3月20日 · The NIS is a civilian agency dedicated to protecting the national security interests of Kenya and safeguarding its citizens. Some of the threats under NIS investigation like terrorism can have criminal implications.

2024年7月1日 · NIS is known as the ‘secret police’ because it is a civilian agency separate from Kenya Police with no law enforcement function like the closely related Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) – previously CID – which is of the National Police Service (NPS) under the command and control of the Inspector General.

2024年11月24日 · On November 5, in an unprecedented gathering at State House, Nairobi, four generations of Kenya’s most secretive and powerful intelligence chiefs stood together – a rare moment when the shadows briefly lifted to reveal the faces that have shaped the nation's security landscape for the last quarter-of-a-century.

overview of the history of Kenya’s intelligence services by focusing on what is now Kenya’s National Intelligence Service (NIS). Kenya’s intelligence services have cast a long shadow in the country’s history by supporting an unpopular colonial government and protecting postco-lonial single-party rule, but little has

2024年3月27日 · NIS is known as the secret police because it is a civilian agency separate from Kenya Police and has no law enforcement function like the closely related Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) – previously CID – which is of the National Police Service (NPS) under the command and control of the Inspector General.