Kenya Police and EASF Discuss Regional Training Cooperation
Updated October 9, 2026
The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) and Kenya’s National Police Service (NPS) discussed cooperation on regional peace and security during a meeting in Nairobi on February 25, 2026. EASF said the meeting focused on collaboration, information sharing and joint initiatives. A separate update from the National Defence University–Kenya later described work toward making the National Police Leadership Academy (NPLA) a constituent college.
What EASF and Kenya’s police discussed
EASF Director Brigadier (Rtd) Paul Kahuria Njema led a delegation on a courtesy call to Inspector General Douglas Kanja. According to EASF, the parties discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the regional force and Kenya’s police service. The organization also linked the engagement to its 2026–2030 strategic plan.
The public announcement describes a meeting and areas for cooperation. It does not announce a specific deployment, signed training agreement or approval of the Ngong academy as an EASF regional training centre. Those would require a separate formal announcement.
A separate development at the Ngong academy
On August 7, 2026, the National Defence University–Kenya said it and the NPS were working toward establishing NPLA as a constituent college of the university. The university reported that a technical committee was reviewing milestones and institutional requirements for that transition. This is separate from the February EASF–NPS meeting; the available announcements do not say that one caused or implemented the other.
What is confirmed—and what is still a proposal
The confirmed public information is that EASF and NPS held talks on regional cooperation, and that NPS and NDU-K were working on an academy-to-university transition. Readers should wait for formal notices before treating proposed training arrangements or institutional changes as completed.
