The Kenya National Police Service has announced 7,000 vacancies for recruits. Speaking to the Business Daily, National Police Service Commission Chairman, Mr. Johnston Kavuludi, said the commission is seeking to recruit suitable and qualified candidates who satisfy the provision of the Constitution, the enabling Acts and the additional criteria to be trained as Police Constables.

The Business Daily reports that the recruitment is expected to boost the police-population ratio and enhance the officers’ capacity to deal with security challenges emerging from Kenya’s continued engagement in Somalia and tensions surrounding the General Election set for March 4.

The daily also reports that 4,000 of the successful applicants will be posted to the Kenya Police while the rest will serve the Administration Police. The recruits will be trained under the new police training curriculum which increased the course period from nine to 15 months. Only Kenyans aged between 18 and 28 or 30 for degree holders, with a mean grade of C plain KCSE level and with no criminal conviction or any pending criminal cases are qualified to apply.

The recruitment is slotted for November 22 at all district centres.

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