The National Police Service (NPS) is conducting a one-day nationwide recruitment exercise today, November 17, 2025, to enlist 10,000 police constables across all 427 designated centres in Kenya
The recruitment exercise follows a court battle between NPS and the National Police Service Commission (NPSC), in which the latter was found to be the rightful body to conduct the exercise.
Meanwhile, NPS on Sunday said they had changed the venue for recruitment of police constables from Kamukunji Sports Grounds to Morrison Primary School in Nairobi.
“The original venue, located some two kilometres away, has been deemed unfit to conduct the recruitment due to ongoing construction works,” a statement said.
NPS spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga said the exercise—advertised in local dailies on 31 October—will run from 8 am to 5 pm and will be conducted in a single day.
In order to be considered for the role, applicants must be 18 to 28 years of age and be registered Kenyan citizens.
They must also be in the possession of a valid Kenya National Identity Card and a minimum D+ grade in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
Having no criminal record or pending criminal charges is a must, and candidates have to meet the minimum physical requirements stipulated by the NPS.
Males must be at least 1.7 meters tall (5ft 8in) while females, on the other hand, have to be at least 1.6 meters tall (5ft 3in).
Applicants must be physically and mentally fit, and the female applicants must not be pregnant at the time of recruitment and during the entire training period.
Nyaga urged qualified Kenyan youth to seize the opportunity, describing the recruitment not only as a gateway to employment but also as “a new dawn for Kenya.” He said those who qualify will form part of a new cohort expected to advance the reforms currently underway within the service.
The High Court in Nairobi on Friday lifted an order that had stopped a planned police recruitment exercise. Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued the orders to lift the earlier ones he had given.
