IG Kanja Issues New Directive For Police Recruitment
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has announced that the police recruiting scheduled for Monday, November 17, will be a one-day activity.
Kanja said on Friday, November 14, that the recruiting would take place at 427 centers across the country.
According to the announcement, the recruitment exercise will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with at least 10,000 additional constables expected to be recruited.
“On 31st October 2025, the National Police Service (NPS) placed an advertisement in all the leading daily newspapers, announcing the recruitment of 10,000 suitably qualified youths to be trained as police constables,” read the statement in part.
“The recruitment is confirmed to proceed as scheduled on Monday, 17th November 2025, from 8 am until 5 pm at all 427 recruitment centres across the country. It is a one-day exercise,” it added.
The announcement came hours after the High Court lifted the suspension of the recruitment exercise, allowing the long-awaited procedure to begin.
PRESS RELEASE : NPS CALLS ON KENYAN YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE RECRUITMENT ON MONDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2025 pic.twitter.com/NmA7O92cFT
— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) November 14, 2025
Justice Bahati Mwamuye lifted the suspension and paused the recruiting on Monday, November 10, pending the outcome of a petition filed by activist Eliud Matindi.
Matindi had contested the recruitment exercise announced by Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja on November 4, claiming that the IG lacked the constitutional power to execute it independently.
The NPS described the recruiting campaign as a new dawn for Kenya, providing an opportunity for young men and women to form a new cohort of officers who will push the Service’s constructive and reformist agenda.
In contrast to the military recruitment procedure, which takes many days, the police recruitment process will just last one day, demonstrating the disparities between the two types of disciplined forces.
Minimum requirements for police recruitment include being a Kenyan citizen aged 18 to 28, possessing a valid national ID, and achieving a D+ in KCSE with a minimum D+ in English or Kiswahili.
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Candidates must also be physically and medically fit, with a minimum height of 5’8″ for men and 5’3″ for women. Female candidates must not be pregnant during recruiting or training.
Those with felony convictions or outstanding charges will not be eligible, but National Youth Service (NYS) graduates who satisfy the minimal standards are urged to apply.
Also, NPS warned against graft in the recruitment drive, warning that anyone who indulges, or attempts to indulge, in bribery or graft in any form, whether as a giver or a taker, would face the full force of the law.
IG Kanja Issues New Directive For Police Recruitment
