The government has announced that it will embark on the process of recruiting about 5,000 police officers next year after a two-year hiatus.
Speaking during an interdenominational service in Lodwar, Turkana DP Kithure Kindiki disclosed that the government will embark on the recruitment exercise in March next year.
According to Kindiki, the recruitment will target to bolster security efforts in the country and other volatile areas.
“We have employed additional officers to the Kenya Defence Forces and even for that of police officers that had delays, we will be recruiting about 5,000 police officers in March We are trying to create more job opportunities in the public sector and the informal sectors.”
The northeastern parts of the country are among the areas that Kindiki revealed that the government is seeking to deploy officers.
The DP went on to note that a new cabinet Secretary for Interior would soon be announced by President William Ruto.
”We are praying for a new Interior CS who will soon be announced and we will work with him/her closely to build on the strides we made earlier,” the DP revealed.
