Police services are the principal means through which State and territory governments pursue the achievement of a safe and secure environment for the community. The bedrock of any democratic society is a police service dedicated to serving the public by ensuring that law and order is maintained (RoK, 2009).However the work performance of the police in Kenya is still far below the expectations of the citizens. This means development is slowed down as the citizens cannot go about with their daily chaos due to insecurity that is associated with ineffective policing. There is need for mechanisms for dealing with the deficiencies that hinder the police from performing their duties well. One of the areas that need to be addressed is resources. For the police officers to deliver services they need resources. Uronu (2011) aver that the police cannot function without sufficient resources. Were et al (2013) are of the view that law enforcement agencies should ensure that their officers are well trained, motivated and work in a conducive work environment that is occupational stress free.
Additional qualitative data on police work performance was sought from the OCPD and the 3 OCSs in the division. The OCPD was of the view that the work performance of the police was good when inadequacies in facilities and shortage of manpower are taken into consideration. The observations of the OCPD supports those of Ngugi et al (2012) who noted that inadequate facilities had a negative impact on the performance of the Kenya police. The OCSs however of the view that the police work performance was average and pointed out that this was due to limitations in facilities, and the work environment. The views of the OCSs support the findings of a study by Were et al (2013) who noted that the performance of the police was not to the expectation of the public.