The National Intelligence Service (NIS) was created in 1999 with the signing and the coming into effect of the National Intelligence Security Act of 1998. Before that, the Directorate of Security Intelligence (DSI) of the Office of the President carried out intelligence gathering and most of the critical roles relating to national security that NIS plays today. However, the two security organs work collaboratively to mitigate and address the realities that threaten the security of Kenya. The head of NIS is a Director General who oversees intelligence collection, analysis, and its dispatch to the President, the National Security Council, and other policymakers to help them make national security decisions to keep the nation safe. The current National Intelligence Service Director General is Noordin Haji.

Source: Daily Nation July 01, 2024 22:09 UTC