Court asked to halt police recruitment amid payroll dispute
The petitioners filed an urgent application seeking conservatory orders, arguing that the recruitment exercise is directly tied to the payroll system. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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A public interest group has moved to court to halt the recruitment of 10,000 police officers in Kenya due to an ongoing dispute over the management of the National Police Service (NPS) payroll. They argue that proceeding with recruitment would complicate the legal challenge concerning whether the Inspector General of Police or the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) controls the payroll system.
- The legal challenge, filed on August 11, 2025, seeks to clarify the constitutional authority over the police payroll.
- Petitioner details reveal the case targets the payroll system, which is crucial for all human resource decisions within the NPS.
- The NPSC has continued with recruitment preparations, adopting new regulations on September 5, and Dr. Amani Yuda Komora, Chairperson, emphasized the drive aims for a "professional, people-centered policing system."
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