Police to start recruitment of 10,000 officers today

NAIROBI, KENYA: Thousands of youths are this morning expected to troop to recruitment centres nationwide as the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) begins selecting candidates to serve in the force.

Some 10,000 officers are to be recruited in the police service for a nine-month paramilitary training at the Kenya Police Training College in Kiganjo and Administration Police Training College.

Commission Chairman Johnstone Kavuludi said he had not received any complaint but warned against bribery to influence the exercise.

“The recruiting panels were trained properly and we are confident the exercise will go on well,” he said Sunday.

The selection will be done Monday only and successful candidates are to report on October 3, the commission said, to avoid or reduce cases of corruption.

Those who sat for their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination last year and are yet to receive their certificates are free to apply for enlistment.

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The commission said it will accept 2013 KCSE candidates with result slips to be hired as police officers.

The police agency has reduced the minimum entry grade to a D plus from the previous C plain and put the minimum age to between 18 and 28 years for KCSE holders, and 30 years for those with specialised skills, including diploma and degree holders.

The commission said it has appointed a team to spearhead the exercise at all 280 district centres.

Barracks at the police training colleges are being expanded to accommodate new candidates.

This was after the Treasury allocated Sh2.9 billion for hiring of 10,000 police and Administration Police.

Kavuludi said 6,000 constables will join the regular police and 4,000 the Administration Police arm.

He said the recruitment panels will be at the centres ready to receive application forms from those interested.

“A candidate must submit at least one letter of recommendation from a respected member of the community such as a former head teacher, religious leader or community leader,” he said.