Murkomen: Police recruitment to resume soon despite court case
By Lutta Njomo, October 11, 2025Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has vowed to resolve the issues blocking police recruitment.
Speaking on Saturday, October 11, 2025, the Interior CS specifically indicated that the government was keen on settling the matter in court, which has stalled the process.
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The CS assured relevant stakeholders and applicants that the matter in court would be sorted out in the coming days.
“I’m not worried about the ongoing court case on police recruitment. We have a plan to resolve it, and the process will resume in a few days,” Murkomen stated.
The court process
A Nairobi High Court issued a conservatory order blocking the National Police Service (NPS) from proceeding with the recruitment of 10,000 police officers, which was scheduled to start on Friday, October 3, 2025.
The Employment and Labour Relations Court issued an order that halted the entire process following a petition filed by former Kilome Member of Parliament John Harun Mwau.
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“An interim conservatory order is hereby issued staying the entire recruitment pending resolution of the petition,” the court ruled.
In his application, Mwau argued that the National Police Service Commission purported to usurp the powers of the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, and the National Police Service (NPS) in respect of the recruitment of members of NPS, without any colour of authority, and intends to proceed with this unconstitutional exercise.
Affirmative action
Nonetheless, CS Murkomen has vowed to address the matter and allow the process to commence. He also hinted at the case of NPS and NPSC seeking an out-of-court settlement.
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While vowing to tackle the bottlenecks, the CS told the country that marginalised areas will not be locked out of the recruitment.
“Affirmative action will be applied in marginalised areas to ensure those communities are not locked out of serving in the police force due to their grades, or considered for holding senior positions through promotions,” Murkomen insisted.