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Senate demands ethnic and County breakdown of Police Service as recruitment faces court-ordered suspension

The Senate has demanded a detailed report on the ethnic and county composition of the National Police Service (NPS) ahead of the nationwide recruitment exercise, which has since been halted by the courts.

Kisumu Senator Tom Ojienda raised the matter before the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations, seeking transparency on how officers are distributed across regions, cadres, and ranks as of September 30, 2025.

Ojienda said the breakdown would reveal whether the police service reflects Kenya’s ethnic and regional diversity as envisioned in the Constitution. He further called for disclosure of the selection criteria, quotas, and methodology guiding the upcoming recruitment process.

“The recruitment must ensure fair representation of all communities and uphold constitutional standards of equality and inclusivity,” Ojienda insisted.

The senator also asked the NPS to clarify its deployment framework, citing concerns that certain regions may be underrepresented in key command positions.

The recruitment of 10,000 police constables, which was set to begin between October 3 and 9, was suspended following a court injunction issued by Lady Justice Hellen Wasilwa of the Employment and Labour Relations Court.

The order came after a petition filed by former MP Harun Mwau, challenging the legality of the entire recruitment process.

“In accordance with the court order, the police recruitment exercise scheduled to commence on October 3 has been postponed until further notice,” the NPS said in a statement.

The police service and the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) have since confirmed that they are seeking legal remedies to allow the process to resume.

“The NPS, in conjunction with the NPSC, is actively pursuing appropriate legal channels to ensure the recruitment exercise can restart at the earliest opportunity,” the statement added.

The ongoing court case has once again spotlighted long-standing concerns about fairness, transparency, and representation within the country’s police recruitment system an issue that has stirred public debate for years.

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