Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has announced a fresh National Police Service recruitment exercise after the Employment and Labour Relations Court nullified the earlier one.

In a notice on Friday, October 31, Kanja announced that the new recruitment will take place on November 17, 2025.

Kanja said the recruitment process will take place on Monday, November 17th, 2025, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in all the under-listed recruitment centres countrywide.

“All applicants must be at their respective recruitment centres by 8:00 am,” he said.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants are required to download and fill out the prescribed application form, available on any of the following official websites: www.nationalpolice.go.ke, www.kenyapolice.go.ke, www.administrationpolice.go.ke, www.dci.go.ke, and www.mygov.go.ke.

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Court Ruling

The Employment and Labour Relations Court ruled that the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has no power to recruit police officers.

The court declared that the commission’s recent recruitment exercise was unconstitutional.

Delivering her ruling on Thursday, October 30, Justice Hellen Wasilwa said the Inspector General of Police has sole authority to recruit officers, thereby blocking the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) from participating in the process, as it lacks the legal authority to oversee recruitment.

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Wasilwa emphasized that the recruitment, training, and deployment of police officers fall strictly under the jurisdiction of the National Police Service (NPS).

She noted that, since the NPSC is not mandated to handle internal security matters under the Constitution, it lacks the power to carry out or oversee the recruitment of police constables.

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Applicants during a past police recruitment exercise. PHOTO/FILE.