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10,000 police jobs on hold amid IG recruitment row

A Kenya Police recruiting officer takes recruits through physical exercise at Gusii Stadium during Kenya Police recruitment exercise on 24/3/2022. (File, Standard)

The planned recruitment of 10,000 police constables and officers was yesterday halted again by the High Court following a petition challenging the Inspector General of Police's (IG) constitutional authority to conduct the exercise.

Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued a conservatory order temporarily suspending the notice of recruitment issued by the National Police Service under IG Douglas Kanja on 4 November 2025, pending the hearing and determination of a petition filed by UK-based activist Eliud Matindi.

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