Race for elusive police jobs a worrying trend

Kenya: After Monday’s police recruitment drive, some 10,000 lucky youths aged between 18 and 30 were picked from the more than 100,000 applicants across the country.

And with every shout of joy and relief at securing an opportunity, there were even louder groans of desperation from the tens of thousands turned away. Some hopefuls woke up very early in the morning, did tough physical exercises and confidently walked into the recruitment venues.