General Service Unit (Kenya)

General Service Unit (GSU)
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
Formed	August, 1953
Preceding agency	Emergency Company or Regular Police Reserve;
Employees	≈6000 (2003)
Operational structure
Headquarters	Nairobi, Kenya
Agency executive	Eliud Lagat SAIG, Commandant;
Parent agency	Kenya Police Service

The General Service Unit (GSU) is a paramilitary wing in 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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