Impact of Leadership Philosophies on Community Policing Deployment in Narok County, Kenya

Abstract

Purpose: The study's major goal was to evaluate the leadership styles and application of community policing in Kenya's Narok County. 
 Methodology: This study used a cross-sectional survey research design, with a target population of 2169 managers and leaders of community policing in Narok County. We used stratified and straightforward random sampling techniques. In order to match the rank and file of the police, the populace was stratified. The responses from each strata were collected using simple random sampling. The intended population of 2169 people provided 139 respondents for the sample size. Quantitative primary data was gathered using questionnaires, both closed and open ended, while qualitative data was gathered utilizing FGD and interview schedules. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in the data analysis. 
 Results: The study discovered a favorable association between community policing implementation and transformational leadership, but a negative relationship between transactional leadership, laissez-faire leadership, and community policing implementation. 
 Conclusion: The strategy's execution has been difficult from the beginning, and as a result, it hasn't been successfully implemented. 
 Recommendation: The report advised Kenya's national community policing authority to take into account holding conferences, seminars, and trainings that would empower the top law enforcement officials in Narok County and foster transformational leadership.