Kenya Prisons seeks 3,000 new personnel, recruits to pay for mandatory security course

Kenya Prison Service officer checks the dental formula of a potential recruit at Othaya Approved Ground in May 2015. The 2016 exercise is set for April 27 and 28: PHOTO: STANDARD/FILE

NAIROBI: The Prisons department plans to recruit more than 3,000 personnel in a countrywide exercise scheduled for April 27.

Those who want to join the Kenya Prisons Service have to be Kenyans, have a mean grade of D plus and be aged between 18 and 28.