The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) plans to recruit 10,000 police officers on April 4 in an effort to supplement police numbers and heighten security in the country.
According to NPSC chairman Johnston Kavuludi, the exercise will be free and fair and Kenyans are called to apply for the slots.
The qualifications for the posts are; applicants should have Kenyan citizens with a Kenyan National ID, Minimum qualifications of D+ with a D+ in either English or Kiswahili language, should be between 18 and 28 for holders of KCSE and up to 30 years for diploma and degree holders, should be physically and medically fit and should have no criminal record or pending criminal charges and female candidates must not be pregnant at recruitment and during the entire training period.
Kavuludi warned parents against giving out bribes and said the commission will have the last say in recruiting the candidates. He said that the list of successful applicants will be sent to NPSC for final analysis to ensure compliance with all the requirements before publishing the names.
He said officials drawn from the local district security and intelligence committees, Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission, church leaders, public and ministries of Education and Health will oversee the exercise.
Meanwhile, Gatundu North residents have urged the commission to exercise fairness in the exercise. James Kairu an aspiring recruit from Kamwangi said on Thursday that he has applied for the position for six consecutive years in futility failure he links to corruption.
"I have been going for both police and army recruitment exercises but I’ve never made it. This is all because we go for recruitment to suit police formality otherwise recruitment is done undercover," he said.
"I urge them to be fair; they should avoid being lured to recruiting the wrong persons due to love for money. I will personally apply this year after failing last year. The changes in the police department might offer fruition to my dream career," said Ann Njoki a Kanjuku aspiring recruit.