A past police recruitment.Photo/nation.co.ke
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has urged the National Police Service and the National Police Service Commission to have emergency services in place during recruitment exercise.
This is after a woman collapsed and died on Thursday during a recruitment exercise in Bungoma.
KNCHR Chairperson Kagwiria Mbogori said during a press conference at the that there was need to ensure candidates who encounter health challenges in the course of the physical examination are given proper medical care on ground.
“There is still some level of unpreparedness to deal with medical emergencies that arise from candidates’ participation in the physical exercises. There is need to have adequate onsite measures that can prevent any loss of life,” Mbogori said.
“Inadequate organisation of the medical process made the recruitment in many of the monitored centers to go late in the night. Prescribed rules state that all process must end by 5pm to make the process void of malpractices,” she observed.
On his part NPSC Chairperson Johnston Kavuludi said that it was regrettable that a potential recruit had passed away saying.