Police bosses call for fairness in recruitment of police recruits ahead of exercise

All is set for the recruitment of 10,000 police constables in the national exercise to start October 3 to 9, 2025.

It will be the first recruitment exercise in four years. The failure to conduct the exercise has led to a huge shortage of police in general.

The National Police Service Commission met the joint recruitment panels at the Administration Police College, Embakasi “A” Campus for a comprehensive briefing ahead of the exercise.

Speakers at the meeting called for integrity and fairness in the exercise.

Inspector General of the National Police Service, Douglas Kanja, reiterated the Service’s commitment to conducting a credible and transparent recruitment exercise.

He urged the officers taking part in the exercise to ensure the integrity of the process by shunning corrupt practices, which will strengthen public trust in the National Police Service.

“Let us be fair and above board in the whole exercise. Be fair to the recruits,” he said.

He said the exercise is being monitored by various agencies to meet the required standards.
Commission Chairperson Dr. Amani Komora highlighted the importance of transparency and fairness throughout the exercise.

Komora, stated that the commission would fully support the recruitment process to ensure transparency, accountability, and merit-based selection.

He said the joint approach and staggering of the recruitment exercise is designed to ensure efficiency and credibility.

Vice Chairperson Prof. Collette Suda told the panels that Kenyans hold high expectations of the process and urged them to ensure that it is beyond reproach.

Chief Executive Officer, Peter Leley echoed the call for integrity, cautioning panelists against any form of malpractice saying such acts will attract personal responsibility.

The briefing also outlined the roles and responsibilities of panel members and addressed key concerns likely to emerge during the recruitment process, ensuring that all participants are adequately prepared to deliver a credible exercise.

Also in attendance were the Deputy Chairperson of the NPSC, Professor Collette Suda; the Deputy Inspector General of the Kenya Police Service, Eliud Lagat, the Deputy Inspector General of the Administration Police Service, Gilbert Masengeli, the Director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Mohamed Amin and NPSC commissioners Edwin Cheluget, Peris Muthoni, Angeline Siparo.

The exercise has been dogged by controversies among some commissioners and members of the secretariate who wanted it to follow a certain criterion.

But the IG and his team fought off the move which extended to Parliament.