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MPs oppose use of online system in police recruitment

A recruiting officer checks the physical fitness of a recruit at Gusii Stadium during Kenya Police recruitment exercise on March 24, 2022. [File, Standard]

The National Assembly Committee on Administration and Internal Security is opposed to plans to use an online system in the upcoming police recruitment exercise, saying it may disadvantage some sections of the population.

The committee members, including the committee's Vice Chairperson and also the Saku MP, Rasso Dido, Francis Sigei (Sotik) and Protus Akuja (Loima) said that although the idea is welcome, it cannot be used immediately, given the magnitude of the exercise, and because the internet does not well cover some areas.

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