The National Police Service (NPS) and the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) have challenged the Employment and Labour Relations Court's (ELRC) jurisdiction over a case that halted the recruitment of 10,000 police officers in Kenya.

• The NPS and NPSC argue that the petition, filed by former legislator John Harun Mwau, falls outside the ELRC's mandate, contending it concerns constitutional and administrative issues related to national security, not employment disputes.
• The Commission cited Section 12(1) of the Employment and Labour Relations Court Act and Article 162(2) of the Constitution, stating the ELRC's powers are limited to employer-employee disputes or those involving trade unions.
• Mwau insists the ELRC is empowered to hear the petition, accusing the NPSC of violating constitutional transparency and accountability principles in the recruitment process.
• Lady Justice Hellen Wasilwa of the ELRC in Nairobi issued an interim suspension of the recruitment on October 2.