POLICE RECRUITMENT SHOULD STEER OF ONLINE RECRUITMENT AND FAVOURITISM PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NOW REVEAL

Public participation for the National police service recruitment was held at the KICC in Nairobi sparking controversy and debate among Kenyans who decry  the mannaer in which police recruitment is held.The event drew significant attention, with civil society attendees voicing their frustrations over the bill which they said they cannot download to read.

The exercise aimed to collect Kenyans views on the recruitment with some citizens expressing concerns overfavoritism and the way the caddettes are recruited and those who enter the service as specialist complaining of harassment from promotion to salaries.

According to administration police who attended the event,children of senior police officers and government officials are favoured during the recruitment leaving those from poor background out of the service.The officers said the recruitment should be done in broad day light and not online.