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Judge certifies as urgent IG's case on police recruitment

President William Ruto presides over police pass out parade at Kiganjo Police Training College on 10 January,2023.[FILE]

The High Court on Thursday certified as urgent an application by Inspector General of Police (IG) Douglas Kanja seeking to lift orders suspending recruitment of 10,000 new police officers.

Justice Bahati Mwamuye directed that Kanja’s application be heard on November 17 at 9am, the day the recruitment was planned to start. 

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