Erick Mutambo – Kenya

Erick Mutambo

Country of Origin: Kenya

Occupation/Title: Inspector of Kenya Police – Staffing and Administration Officer

Organization/Company: National Police Service of Kenya

Summary/About

Erick Mutambo is a long-serving and experienced Inspector in the Kenya Police Service. He works in the office of the County Police Commander, where he provides strategic oversight to Sub-County Staffing and Administration Officers on matters of human capital and staff administration. His mandate centers on ensuring sustainable peace and tranquility for all citizens by offering technical support to stakeholders and building capacity through community engagement.

For Erick, policing is a “melting pot” of community character—a blueprint for socio-economic development. His career reflects a deep commitment to fostering peace, strengthening community trust, and advancing national development through inclusive and collaborative approaches to security.

Areas of Expertise

• Security Operations and Management
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
• Staff Welfare and Administration
• Peace Cop Activities

Professional Experience

• Writing and executing operational orders on peacebuilding and peacekeeping.
• Providing technical oversight within the County to advance the Service mission of contributing to national development through sustainable peace and tranquility.
• Proactively detecting and preventing criminal activities through advocacy and community engagement initiatives to promote peaceful coexistence.
• Collaborating with key stakeholders in security spaces to holistically address emerging security issues across environmental, cultural, economic, political, and social dimensions.
• Ensuring inclusivity and cooperation among diverse players in the security sector.

Skills

• Community Policing and Youth Empowerment
• Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Response
• Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping Advocacy
• Crime Detection and Prevention

Additional Brief

Erick Mutambo strives to balance policing with youth engagement for social justice. He has been instrumental in activating peace movements such as Amani (Peace) Clubs within learning institutions, fostering peaceful dialogue and constructive engagement among young people. His work underscores the role of policing not only in maintaining order but also in shaping communities toward sustainable peace and development.