These are the National Police Service’s K-9 officers, an elite unit of highly trained police dogs and handlers deployed across Kenya’s most sensitive security environments. At the helm of the unit is Commissioner of Police Peter Mnyoto, Commandant of the Kenya Police K-9 Unit, whose own journey began on the leash as a dog handler. “Here we carry out breeding and training of police dogs,” Mnyoto says. The dogs secure airports, patrol borders, guard vital installations and screen venues ahead of high-profile events. “You put in 50 percent; your partner, the police dog, puts in 50 percent.”Quiet, disciplined and highly skilled, Kenya’s four-legged officers remain on constant watch, often unseen, but central to the country’s security shield.

Source: Daily Nation February 04, 2026 07:14 UTC