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{{Infobox Law enforcement agency
| agency_name       = Zambia Police Service (ZPS)
| agencyname        = Zambia Police Service
| logo              = Flag of Zambia Police.png
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| chief1position    = Mr [[Graphel Musamba]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kajova|first=Remmy|date=29 August 2021|title=President HH fires Kakoma Kanganja and appoints Remmy Kajoba as new Inspector General of Police|work=The Zambian Observer|url=https://www.zambianobserver.com/president-hh-fires-kakoma-kanganja-and-appoints-remmy-kajoba-as-new-inspector-general-of-police/}}</ref>
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||•  Administration
| |• Operations
| |• Technical Services
| |• Criminal Investigations
| |• Medical Services
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|''Police Divisions:''
<br/>• Central
<br/>• Copperbelt
<br/>• Eastern
<br/>• Luapula
<br/>• Lusaka
<br/>• Northern
<br/>• Muchinga
<br/>• North-Western
<br/>• Southern
<br/>• Western
 
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|''Support Units:''
<br/>• Paramilitary
<br/>• Mobile
<br/>• Protective
<br/>• Airport
<br/>• Tazara
<br/>• Lilaya Police College
 
}}
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'''Zambia Police Service (ZPS)''' is the national civilian law enforcement agency of [[Zambia]], operating under the [[Ministry of Home Affairs]]. It is constitutionally established by Article 193 of the 2016 Constitution and legislatively supported by the [[Zambia Police Act]], Chapter 107<ref>“About The Zambia Police Service,” official site, accessed 2025</ref>.
'''Zambia Police Service (ZPS)''' is the national civilian law enforcement agency of [[Zambia]], operating under the [[Ministry of Home Affairs]]. It is constitutionally established by Article 193 of the 2016 Constitution and legislatively supported by the [[Zambia Police Act]], Chapter 107<ref>“About The Zambia Police Service,” official site, accessed 2025</ref>.


Latest revision as of 07:57, 13 August 2025

Zambia Police Service
Common nameZambia Police
AbbreviationZPS
Formed1964
Preceding agency
  • Northern Rhodesia Police
Employees20,000
Operations jurisdictionDistricts of Zambia , ZM
Map of Zambia showing Zambia Police Jurisdiction
Size752,618 square kilometres (290,587 sq mi)
Population17,861,030[1]
Legal jurisdictionZambia
Governing body[[Script error: No such module "String".]]
Constituting instrument
  • Constitution of the Republic of Zambia, 1991- Section 103 , as amended in 1996
General nature
HeadquartersZambia Police Headquarters
Government Road
LUSAKA
Sworn members20,000
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Home Affairs
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  • • Administration
  • • Operations
  • • Technical Services
  • • Criminal Investigations
  • • Medical Services
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  • Police Divisions:


    • Central
    • Copperbelt
    • Eastern
    • Luapula
    • Lusaka
    • Northern
    • Muchinga
    • North-Western
    • Southern
    • Western

Services provided by
  • Support Units:


    • Paramilitary
    • Mobile
    • Protective
    • Airport
    • Tazara
    • Lilaya Police College

Uniformed asZambia Police Service

Zambia Police Service (ZPS) is the national civilian law enforcement agency of Zambia, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is constitutionally established by Article 193 of the 2016 Constitution and legislatively supported by the Zambia Police Act, Chapter 107[3].

History

The ZPS traces its origin to the Northern Rhodesia Police, becoming the Zambia Police upon independence on 24 October 1964. The last Commissioner of Northern Rhodesia Police, Lawson Hicks, served as the first Commissioner of the newly formed Zambia Police. He was succeeded by Michael Mataka, Zambia's first native Commissioner, who held the position from 1965 to 1970[4][5].

Commissioners and Inspectors-General

A chronological list of key leaders of the Zambia Police:

Commissioners of Police

Inspectors-General of Police

Mandate & Structure

ZPS is mandated to protect life and property, maintain peace and public order, prevent and detect crime, uphold the Bill of Rights, and collaborate with national security agencies[9]. It is led by an Inspector General of Police and structured into multiple directorates and provicial divisions handling operations, investigations, technical services, and more[10].

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1 at line 4515: attempt to index field 'date_names' (a nil value).
  2. ↑ Remmy Kajova. "President HH fires Kakoma Kanganja and appoints Remmy Kajoba as new Inspector General of Police". The Zambian Observer. 29 August 2021. URL.
  3. ↑ “About The Zambia Police Service,” official site, accessed 2025
  4. ↑ Wikipedia: Zambia Police Service – Commissioners and IGs list Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ Wikipedia: Michael Mataka Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "mataka" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ Wikipedia: Inspector General of Police (Zambia)
  7. ↑ Wikipedia: Inspector General of Police (Zambia)
  8. ↑ Wikipedia: Inspector General of Police (Zambia)
  9. ↑ “About The Zambia Police Service,” official site, accessed 2025
  10. ↑ Wikipedia: Zambia Police Service (structure section)

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