The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has issued an update about the ongoing recruitment of police constables, clarifying several site modifications and additions across the country.
In a statement released on Tuesday, September 30, the commission explained that even though the dates of recruitment do not alter, some of the centres that were initially left out in the first publications in the September 19 and 20 dailies have since been accommodated. Others have been shifted to new venues.
New Recruitment Centres
Some of the new or corrected centres are:
Kitui County: October 7 – Nuu TVET Grounds/Zombe Stadium; October 8 – Mathuki DCC’s Grounds/Old Municipal Stadium; October 9 – Mutitu Stadium/St. Luke’s Boys Secondary School.
Wajir County: October 7 – Sabuli.
Tana River County: October 7 – Kokane.
Homa Bay County: October 7 – Onunga Stadium.
Kiambu County: October 7 – Alliance High School; October 8 – Playground near Mwihoko Police Station.
Kilifi County: October 3 – Karisa Maitha Grounds (corrected to Kilifi North); October 7 – Kaloleni Grounds/Ganze Primary School; October 9 – Marafa Polytechnic.
Kwale County: October 7 – Lunga Lunga Secondary School.
Uasin Gishu County: October 7 – Chepkigen in Ziwa.
Tharaka Nithi County: October 8 – Kibu’nga/Igamba Ng’ombe DCC Grounds.
Meru County: October 8 – Thuura Secondary School.
Bungoma County: October 6 – Sirisia Sports Grounds (Sirisia Sub-County, updated); October 9 – Pan Paper Grounds.
Nairobi County: October 3 – Humama Grounds (Embakasi Central, updated) and Dandora Stadium (Embakasi North, updated).
Other Venue Changes
The commission also clarified a change in a number of sub-counties. They are: Suba West in Homa Bay (now Sena Airstrip), Kabete in Kiambu (Kirangari Vocational Training Centre), Chonyi in Kilifi (Banda La Salama), Nzambani in Kitui (Chuluni DCC’s Office), Samburu in Kwale (Kasarani Grounds), and Chuka North in Tharaka Nithi (Chuka DCC Grounds).
Eligibility Requirements
In another clarification, NPSC stated that National Youth Service (NYS) graduates are also eligible for applications but have to report to recruitment centers in their counties.
The applicants should be Kenyan citizens between 18-28 years of age, should have a valid National ID, and a mean grade of D+ in KCSE and an equivalent grade in English or Kiswahili.
During the day of recruitment, the applicants should present the original and photocopies of KCSE certificate, testimonial, national ID, birth certificate, and NYS discharge certificate (where applicable).
Application forms can be downloaded from the NPSC website or collected from Huduma Centres throughout the nation.
