Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced that the National Police Service (NPS) has lowered the automatic promotion age for long-serving officers from 53 to 50 years. This change, agreed upon by the NPS promotional board, allows officers like corporals, sergeants, and constables with over 15 years of service to be automatically promoted at 50, while inspectors with over 10 years in their role will also benefit.

• Promotional age reduced by 3 years for automatic promotions.
• New automatic promotion age is 50 for long-serving officers.
• Officers in roles like constable, corporal, or sergeant with over 15 years service qualify; inspectors with over 10 years service also qualify.