The High Court Monday stopped the anticipated recruitment of 10,000 police constables by the National Police Service (NPS).
This is a new ruling that comes days after Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja announced the recruitment will take place on November 17, 2025 across the country.
In a ruling dated Monday, November 10, Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued a conservatory order halting the process pending the determination of a petition challenging the recruitment.
“Pending the inter partes hearing and determination of the petitioner’s application, a conservatory order is hereby issued suspending the Notice of Recruitment of Police Constables/Officers issued on November 4, 2025,” Justice Mwamuye ruled.
The ruling was delivered at the Milimani Law Courts following a petition by activist Eliud Matindi.
The activist filed a constitutional application challenging the recent police recruitment exercise announced by Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja on November 4.
The National Police Service (NPS), through Kanja confirmed that the recruitment will take place on November 17, 2025, across all sub-counties in the country.
However, following the latest conservatory orders, no further recruitment, implementation, or facilitation of the recruitment of police constables should proceed until the matter is heard and determined.
Mwamuye also ordered the petitioner to serve respondents and interested parties with the application, petition and court orders by November 12 and to file an affidavit of service.
The labour court had earlier stopped the exercise following a petition filed by former MP Harun Mwau tussle on who between the IG and National Police Service Commission should conduct the recruitment.
The court ruled in favor of the IG prompting the move by Kanja. The new ruling means the country may wait until the matter is heard and determined. It is a blow to many parties in the issue.
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