The role of change leadership on the transformation of the Kenya Police Service

Abstract

The Kenya Police Service as an organization has been undergoing through a process of transforming itself with a view to becoming a more reliable and accountable organization. This study aimed at understanding the role of change leadership towards the transformation of the Kenya Police service. Data was collected by administering questionnaires to the employees across all the ranks in the Kenya Police service based in the Police headquarters. A sample size of 309 was arrived at using proportional allocation through a stratified sampling method. A response rate of 89% was realized. Descriptive statistics were used to obtain a general understanding of the Kenya Police Service demographic information. Further, inferential statistics such as correlation and regression were used to analyze the data and testing of hypothesis. R2 value of 0.119 implied that 11.9% of the organizational transformation was influenced by change in leadership. These results revealed a significant positive relationship between change leadership and the transformation of the Kenya Police Service. The results presented in this study provide a compelling evidence for the importance of change in leadership towards the efforts of ensuring optimal organizational transformation for better service delivery in the Kenya Police Service.