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Police wrangles denying youth opportunities

The Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja briefing the press following Albert Omondi Ojwang's death in police custody at Central Police station, Nairobi on Monday, June 9, 2025. [File, Standard]

The altercation between the National Police Service (NPS) and the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) over the recruitment of 10,000 police officers has exposed costly power struggles at the heart of the security sector. 

At a time when Kenya is grappling with a resurgence of illegal groups and fast fast-approaching high-stakes General Election, the wrangling between the police hierarchy and the civilian arm of the commission could not be more ill-timed or more dangerous.

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