MANDATE

The Administration Police derives its mandate from AP Act Chapter 85, AP ACT Chapter 128Chiefs CPC cap 63 and &% of the laws of Kenya which spells out but not limited to the following: 1. Protection of life and poverty 2. Detection and prevention of crime 3. Maintenance of Law and order 4. Preservation of the public peace. 5. Defence of Kenya in times of war.

In July 2006, the government of Kenya produced a session paper number 1 on the role of Non- Governmental organizations in sustainable development.This is also in line with the Millenium Development Goal number 8, which outlines partnership as a means of achieving socio-economic development. Due to this, a favorable social and political environment was realized for non-state actors to make significant contributions towards better governance, human rights, peace and justice. SOMINEREC being a faith driven NGO, responded positively to the call for peace and justice in the Rift Valley Province, hence AP/SOMINEREC partnership.
It is generally understood that sustainable peace and security is a prerequisite for intergral human development. Peace Cop therefore exists to propagate the call for peace as provided for within the legal mandate of Administration Police through policy-based partnership with Civil Organizations by applying social research tools and ICT based knowledge in security management. The core functions of Peace-Cop are:
1. Early warning and Conflict monitoring.
2. Conflict analysis, research and publication.
3. Conflict prevention and mitigation.
4. Peace advocacy and Conflict transformation.

Further to these, Peace-Cop Secretariat plays a critical role in advising the Commandant of A.P and the Rift Valley Provincial Commissioner in matters pertaining to Peace and security. This is due to the fact that Peace-Cop enjoys wide networks of both A.P and Civilian peace monitors at the grassroots who provide real time information as incidents occur. Notably, Peace-Cop Programme fulfills its mandate through close collaboration with other government ministries, faith based organizations, NGO’s and private institutions.