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Budget setbacks cast doubt on online police recruitment drive

National Police Service Commission (NPSC) CEO Peter Leley appears before the Senate Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity, and Regional Integration on May 9. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Questions are emerging over the fate of police recruitment exercise this year, with the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) now revealing that budget constraints will determine the viability of the exercise.

Speaking in Nairobi, the commission reaffirmed its commitment to shifting police recruitment from the traditional physical model to a digitised system aimed at curbing corruption, improving efficiency, and reducing logistical costs.

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