The National Police Service (NPS) has confirmed that its nationwide recruitment of 10,000 police constables will take place on Monday, November 17, 2025.
In a press release issued on Friday by NPS spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga, the Service said the exercise will run from 8 am to 5 pm at all 427 recruitment centres across the country.
It described the process as a one-day exercise and encouraged qualified Kenyan youth to turn up
“On 31st October 2025, the National Police Service (NPS) placed an advertisement in all the leading daily newspapers, announcing the recruitment of 10,000 suitably qualified youths to be trained as police constables.”
“The recruitment is confirmed to proceed as scheduled on Monday, 17th November 2025, from 8 am until 5 pm at all 427 recruitment centres across the country. It is a one-day exercise,” the statement read.
It added that the successful applicants will form a cohort expected “to drive the positive and reformist agenda currently underway in the Service.”
The NPS also addressed concerns over corruption, acknowledging “previous allegations of corruption in past recruitments.”
It warned that “anyone who indulges, or attempts to indulge, in bribery or corruption in any form—whether as a giver or a taker—will face the full force of the law.”
The statement urged citizens to continue supporting the institution, calling the National Police Service’s mission a “quest for trusted, professional, accountable, and people-centric policing for a safe and secure country.”
On November 4, the NPS said applicants must meet a set of minimum qualifications before presenting themselves for the exercise.
Candidates are required to be Kenyan citizens holding a valid national identity card, aged between 18 and 28 years, and possess a minimum grade of D+ in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, with at least a D+ in English or Kiswahili.
They must also be physically and medically fit, with a minimum height requirement of five feet eight inches for men and five feet three inches for women.
Additionally, applicants must have no criminal record, while female candidates are required not to be pregnant during recruitment or throughout the training period.
National Youth Service (NYS) graduates who meet these criteria were also encouraged to apply.
Interested candidates were expected to download and fill out the prescribed application forms ahead of the recruitment date.
“The National Police Service recruitment drive is free and open to all eligible and qualified candidates. Engaging in bribery or any other form of corrupt practices with the intent to influence the recruitment process constitutes a criminal offence.”
“Any person who willfully gives to the National Police Service any information which is false or misleading in any material particular commits an offence and will be prosecuted,” the November 4 statement read