Abstract
Workplace conditions can sometimes be quite challenging. The National Police Service in Kenya
consists of police officers who are an agent of Law Reinforcement. Mental Health challenges in
the service have been on an increasing trend in the recent past. This has been attributed to work
overload, long working hours, strict supervision and poor living conditions. All these lead to
unnecessary high levels of stress and anxiety among the police force. The paper explores the
observable mental health challenges in the National Police Service in Kenya and how this has
impacted on their service delivery. The study adopted a descriptive survey with a sample of 500
police offices in the various ranks. All statistical tests were conducted at 0.05 level of significance.
It has been noted that at least 20% of the police force personnel have one mental health condition
that needs to be addressed. The key findings show that over 80% of the respondents indicated that
they have experienced stress related challenges while 70% of the officers felt that they were being
overworked by being allocated long working hours. The paper further highlights on key policy
recommendations that are needed to bring sanity to the National Police Service in Kenya and
realize the perceived best practice in mental health in the workplace