The National Police Service (NPS) is examining a video in which Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu recounts helping a political supporter use a forged Form Four certificate to secure entry into the police service.
In a press statement dated Saturday, October 24, 2026, NPS spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga said the service had come across a video in which a senior nominated politician acknowledged knowing a supporter who used a fake certificate in an attempt to join the police as a recruit constable.
Although the statement did not name Nyamu, it comes a day after the senator spoke about the incident during an interview with Radio Generation on Friday, October 23.
Nyaga described the sentiments expressed in the video as “regrettable and unacceptable,” particularly because they involved a lawmaker who is also a legal counsel.
“The case was among several others flagged at the training college, which led to the expulsion of the recruits concerned,” the statement read.
During the radio interview, Nyamu said she had attempted to help a loyal campaign supporter, aged about 28 or 29, join the police despite lacking a Form Four certificate.
She explained that her experience with supporters who lacked secondary school qualifications began after the 2017 General Election, when she lost the Nairobi Woman Representative race and subsequently joined the board of Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company.
According to the senator, she wanted to help members of her campaign team access employment opportunities but discovered that some could not meet the academic requirements for advertised jobs.
She said the supporter eventually joined training at the National Police College in Kiganjo, Nyeri County, before being arrested after investigations uncovered forged academic documents.
Nyamu added that about 18 recruits were removed from the training programme over fake certificates. The police statement confirmed that several recruits had been expelled following the discovery of fraudulent documents.
The NPS said it applies strict verification procedures during recruitment and warned that attempts to secure employment using fraudulent documents would not succeed.
The service pledged to continue conducting recruitment professionally, transparently and in accordance with the law.
