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disSERVICE to Report of the Monitoring of the 2016 Recruitment of THE SERVICE Police Constables to the NPS.

Kenya National Commission on Human Rights

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Report of the Monitoring of the 2016 Recruitment of Police Constables to the National Police Service.

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ii CONTENTS

1 Introduction

5 Legal Norms Relevant to the Recruitment of Police Officers

7 Findings of the Monitoring Exercise

23 Observations

24 Recommendations

25 Conclusion

26 Annex 1: Police Monitoring Recruitment Tool

28 Annex 2: Request for Accreditation

29 Annex 3: Introduction Letter for Monitors

30 Annex 4: Press Statement on the Police Recruitment

34 Annex 5: Letter to the IG and the NPSC upon Conclusion of the Police Recruitment Process

37 Annex 6: Advertisement for Recruitment of Police Constables

41 Annex 7: National Police Service Commission. Recruitment and Appointment Regulations 2015

54 Annex 8: Advisory to the National Police Service and the National Police Service Commission on the 2016 Recruitment of Police Constables

iii iv INTRODUCTION

1. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights is an independent National Human Rights Institution established under Article 59 of the Constitution and operationalized through the KNCHR Act, No. 14 of 2011. The KNCHR has the twin mandate of watchdog and advisory roles that has seen it engage in working on security sector reforms since inception with the monitoring of police recruitment being one of the key pillars of this engagement. The KNCHR has monitored the recruitment of police constables in 2013, 2014 and 2015 with the recommendations from these exercises being forwarded to the relevant agencies. This engagement on monitoring the police recruitment has been carried out with other partners in the Police Reforms Working Group that comprises non – state actors working on police reforms that include Kenya Human Rights Commission, the Usalama Reforms Forum, IMLU, the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), the International Centre of Transitional Justice, Kituo Cha Sheria and International Commission of Jurists (ICJ – Kenya). The monitoring of the recruitment of police constables in 2016 was carried out by the KNCHR and Usalama Reforms Forum.

2. The 2016 Monitoring of the Police Recruitment exercise was carried out in 120 recruitment centres spread across different parts of the Country with the monitors being recruited from among the various actors that the KNCHR has worked with, that included individual Human Rights Defenders, Civil Society Organizations, Faith Based Organizations, KNCHR regional offices1 and Kenyans with an interest in police reforms. A monitoring tool designed to measure the extent to which the process complied with the applicable laws and regulations was developed and shared with the monitors. All monitors were furnished with an introduction letter for purposes of securing their entry into the recruitment centres and obtaining the required information that would be useful for the monitoring exercise. An SMS based platform was used where questions were sent to the monitors at periodic intervals for responses. In addition, an operation centre was established at the KNCHR Head Office in Nairobi to coordinate the monitoring exercise throughout the

1 KNCHR regional offices of Kisumu, Wajir, Kitale and Mombasa

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Country. This operation centre was managed by KNCHR.

3. The KNCHR mandate obligates the Commission to ensure the observance of human rights in all spheres of life and specifically by security organs not only due to the important role played by the security agencies in protecting life but due to the immense power that is endowed on the security agencies to enable them carry out their work. This power can be abused in the absence of necessary safeguards and thus the importance of the Commission and other actors in ensuring the observance of human rights by the security agencies when carrying out their work. The KNCHR is further obligated to protect the Constitution. Article 10 of the Constitution on national values and principles as read with Article 244 of the Constitution requires that the following principles be observed in the public sector and specifically the NPS; Accountability, transparency, professionalism, public participation.

4. These principles are key for the National Police Service due to the important role that they play in helping in the transformation of the Police from regime policing to democratic policing which places the respect of human rights at the centre of service delivery, this is the key area of concern to KNCHR and other actors working on security sector reforms in the Country. In achieving this transformation several task forces have been set up, with the latest being the Philip Ransley Task Force in 2009 that recommended the establishment of National Police Service Commission, the National Police Service and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority. These institutions were consequently entrenched in Chapter 14 of the Constitution of Kenya with their operationalization being done through various constitutive Acts. The Constitution establishes the NPSC under article 246 with the mandate of recruitment and appointing persons to hold or act in offices in the National Police Service, confirm appointments and determine promotions and transfers within the Service. In addition, section 10 of the National Police

hese principles are key for the National Police Service due to the important role that they play in helping in the transformation of the Police from regime policing to Tdemocratic policing which places the respect of human rights at the centre of service delivery, this is the key area of concern to KNCHR and other actors working on security sector reforms in the Country.

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Service Commission Act provides for the functions of the NPSC aimed at ensuring that the NPS recruits and retains fully professionalized officers. In exercising this mandate, the NPSC has since establishment engaged in three recruitment exercises with the 2014 exercise being nullified by a court of law after several complaints of corruption, nepotism, tribalism, favoritism among other irregularities. This nullification saw the NPSC advertise for the positions in 2015 where the authority to recruit was delegated to the Inspector General of Police. The recruitment carried out on 20th April 2015, an exercise that was monitored by KNCHR.

This recruitment exercise was carried out just few days 5. he extent to after the gazettement of the Recruitment and Appointment which the Trecommendations Regulation 2015 by the National Police Service Commission. of this report was The Monitoring Report of the 2015 recruitment exercise was implemented by the Inspector General and forwarded to the Inspector General and the National Police the National Police Service Commission has Service Commission and recommended for; the need to carry remained a matter of out the recruitment in line with the developed regulations, concern to the KNCHR based on the manner in the need to take into consideration the gender requirements which the 2016 Police Recruitment exercise during the recruitment exercise, a call for departure from has been carried out. the traditional approach of giving prominence to physical This begs the question on commitment of aptitude as opposed to intellectual aptitude, the need for police reforms by the principal agencies that individual and collective accountability for recruitment panel have been mandated to members among others. carry out this work.

6. The 2016 recruitment of Police Constables was advertised on 22nd April 2016 for recruitment of 10,000 suitably qualified applicants in 292 recruitment centres across the Country. This recruitment exercise was delegated to the Inspector General of the National Police Service by the National Police Service Commission in line with section 10 (2) of the National Police Service Commission Act and regulation 3 of the recruitment and appointment regulations 2015. Prior to the advertisement, the President of the Republic of Kenya had on 1st March 2016 during a pass out parade for the members of the General Service Unit in Embakasi directed the National

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Police Service Commission to recruit 10,000 police constables to deal with terror, youth radicalization, criminal activity and cattle rustling. This directive by the President to the NPSC clearly went against the National Police Service Commission Act which calls for its independence. In response this directive, the NPSC consequently advertised for the recruitment of police constables one week later.

7. Following the advert the KNCHR observed the several anomalies in the advertisement that were not in line with the several pieces of legislations guiding the process. The KNCHR consequently did an advisory dated 29th April 20162 which among others called for the need to adhere to the two tier process as envisaged in regulation 10 (c) of the regulations, adherence to gender, regional and ethnic balance as envisaged in regulation 5 of the regulations, individual and collective accountability of members of recruitment panels as envisaged in regulation 13 of the regulations, time for opening and closing of the recruitment centres. A press conference was convened on 3rd April 2016 where all these concerns were shared with the members of the public3.

8. The Commission further wrote to the IG and the NPSC informing them of the KNCHR intention to monitor the exercise and an accreditation letter for the same sought through a communication with the IG on 1st April 20164.

9. The KNCHR monitoring of the recruitment exercise was guided by three key objectives that included observance of compliance with relevant regulations governing the recruitment process as well as any relevant section of the Constitution, need to take note of any breach of the legislations and the need to take recommendations to relevant agencies whenever appropriate aimed at improving the process. Consequently, a preliminary report on the monitoring exercise was released to the public through a press conference on 5th April 2016 and a letter done to the IG on 7th April 2016 on areas that needed immediate attention and action from his office5.

2Annexure 8 3Annexure 4 4Annexure 2 5Annexure 5

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10. Article 244 of COK provides for the establishment of the National Police Service and the functions thereof. The National Police Service is established vide the National Police Service Act 2011 and calls for it to strive to comply with constitutional standards of human rights and fundamental freedoms. This extends further to the recruitment of the members of the National Police Service that must adhere to these standards of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Section 5 of the NPSC Act provides for gender, ethnic and regional balance in the Service, Section 7 of the NPSC Act provides for the membership in the Service, part 3 provides for the constitution, administration and powers of the Kenya Police Service, Part 4 provides for the constitution, administration and powers of the Administration Police Service, Part 8 provides for the recruitment, enlisting and training of police officers. The provisions of Article 244 of the COK and the National Police Service Act must be adhered to in the recruitment of police constables and other ranks.

11. Article 246 of the COK provides for the establishment of the National Police Service Commission with the mandate of managing the human resource component of the NPS. The National Police Service Commission is further created vide the National Police Service Commission Act with all the functions provided for under section 10 of the constitutive Act. All appointments, transfers and any other human resource issues are all matters that fall under the purview of the NPSC. However, some of these powers can be delegated to the Inspector General of Police but the NPSC still maintains supervisory role of the functions being undertaken by the IG.

12. Article 10 of the COK provides for the national values and principles of governance that bind all state organs, state officers, public officers and all persons in carrying out public policy decisions. The recruitment of police officers is a key public policy decision. These values include patriotism, good governance, integrity, transparency, accountability, participation of the

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people, and rule of law among others. All these national values and principles should guide the police recruitment at different levels.

13. Article 27 of the COK provides for equality and freedom from discrimination and among others call for equality before the law, equality in enjoyment of all freedoms and rights, absence of discrimination on any grounds such as race, sex, social origin and the respect of two third gender rule in elective or appointments in any public position.

14. The recruitment and appointment regulations of the National Police Service Commission, Legal Notice No. 41 of 2015 provides for a comprehensive framework for the recruitment exercise. These include the general provisions, recruitment categories, gender, regional and ethnic balances, entry into the service, entry criteria, functions of the NPSC in the recruitment process, advertising of the recruitment positions, content of the advertisement, composition of the recruitment panels, calendar of activities for the recruitment process, determination of successful candidates, disqualifications, complaints management system, general principles and delegation, training, certificates upon appointments and submission of the recruitment report to Parliament. This regulation is the mother document for the recruitment process.

he recruitment of police officers is a key public policy decision. These values include patriotism, good governance, integrity, transparency, accountability, Tparticipation of the people, and rule of law among others. All these national values and principles should guide the police recruitment at different levels.

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15. The NPSC has failed to adhere to the two tier process in the recruitment exercise as outlined in regulations 11 – 15 of the recruitment regulations. The first tier calls for the advertisement of the positions and the preparation of the short list of the applicants. While shortlisting, the NPSC is required to take note of ethnic, gender and regional balances so that complaints of marginalization among others are sorted out at this stage. The NPSC is required to shortlist three times the number required for the vacancies that are available in each of the recruitment centres. The shortlisted candidates would then be required to be present for physical aptitude and medical tests as well as verification of documents in the second tier process.

16. The importance of the two – tier process is that it provides an opportunity for the NPSC to provide a pathway for instilling and building professionalism into the Service where the would be recruits would make applications and provide the recruitment panels with an opportunity to comb through the applications and make the right choices taking into account the professional requirements in matters of policing. Public participation is also called for within this process

One of the recruiting officers giving a brief to the candidates

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as the NPSC is required to make public the names of those that have been shortlisted and ask the members of the public to share any information regarding the would be recruits. Further, it provides an opportunity to rectify some of the ills that have been perceived to dog the police force such as perceptions of preference given to certain ethnic communities and patronage.

17. The two – tier process in the recruitment of members of the National Police Service envisages a thorough process that would last over a long period of time as opposed to the one day exercise that members of the public have been accustomed to. Consequently, regulation 17 of the recruitment and appointment regulations provides for a ninety day period for recruitment from the advertisement stage to the entry in the training institutions. This section was not adhered to as the advertisement was run on 22nd April 2016 and the recruits reported to the training colleges on 29th April 2016 after completion of all the processes.

he two – tier process in the recruitment of members of the National Police Service envisages a thorough process that would last over a long period of time as opposed Tto the one day exercise that members of the public have been accustomed to.

18. The continuous lack of adherence to follow the two tier process means that achieving professionalism with the National Police Service would remain a pipe – dream. The recruitment process serves as the point of entry into the service and thus any attempts at professionalizing the service should begin at this level. This recruitment as like others gave prominence to physical aptitude such as running, body physique among other attributes. Its worth – noting that in some recruitment centres such as in Kwale, a potential recruit, Mwarika Rika, lost his life as a result of the physical exercise. Policing goes beyond use of force and thus a need to critically analyze the kind of physical exercises that the recruits are subjected to. Some of these can only be cured when the NPSC resorts to applying the two – tier process. KNCHR observes that it is only tier two of the police recruitment exercise that was applied in this recruitment exercise.

19. Regulation 10, 3 (a) and (b) calls for the advertisement to be carried out in

8 FINDINGS OF THE MONITORING EXERCISE the local dailies and any other available media and to ensure that there is adequate publicity of the same. The advertisement was carried out within a span of one week prior to the recruitment exercise. Further, the advertisement was carried out over the Easter Weekend which literally reduced the available period to just 4 working days before the actual recruitment. With this short period and the necessary documentation required for the application process, there was a danger of locking out potential recruits for failure to acquire necessary certifications such as from the Church Minister, Area Chiefs and Certificates of good conduct. All these went against the national values as prescribed in Article 10 of the Constitution.

20. Regulation 14 (11) of the recruitment regulations underpins the important role played by accredited observers and their reports outlined as one of the key documents to be submitted by the recruitment panels to the NPSC five days after the completion of the recruitment process. While this is commendable in the spirit of transparency and accountability, KNCHR has continued to face challenges and resistance in accessing recruitment centres and the recent exercise was not an exception. The KNCHR has a statutory mandate of providing oversight to security agencies and the police recruitment was one such exercise. This continued impunity in the denial of access to KNCHR staff and other monitors remains to be a matter of concern as it points to a worrying trend on the part of public officials who do not appreciate the important role played by independent offices such as KNCHR. Observation and monitoring of the exercise is done for the benefit of the National Police Service as it helps in fulfilling the journey on transformative agenda that is being spearheaded by the Office of the Inspector General. The following is a break down on access to the recruitment centres;

egulation 14 (11) of the recruitment regulations underpins the important role played by accredited observers and their reports outlined as one Rof the key documents to be submitted by the recruitment panels to the NPSC five days after the completion of the recruitment process.

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Recruitment Centres were observers were given access

• Dadaab – welcomed well and observers performed actively

• Changamwe Centre – given access

• Butula Centre – given good access to all activities

• Pan Paper, Webuye East – given good access

• Igembe Central, Meru – given good access

• AsenathTimau Stadium – given good access

• Chakol South, Amukua Stadium – Given access

• Matuga, Kwale - Given access

• St Mathias secondary school, Busia County – given access

• Budalangi – given access

• Athi River, KMC – given access

• Isanjilo Centre, Malava – given access

• Kamkunji Sports Ground – given access

• Kogola Primary – given access

• 64 Stadium, Eldoret – given access

• Amagoro Primary School, Busia – given access

• Kendu Bay Show Ground – given good access

• Kasarani Sports center – given access

• Kerugoya Stadium – given access but after taking an oath

• Kuria – given access after producing letter

• Nyeri – given access

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KNCHR Monitor at Thika Town Recruitment Centre Mr Josedas K. Muthama, sitting infront, the Chair of the recruitment panel, SP Munyi, Stella Kawira and Mr Masila from NPSC, Ruth Wanjiru from IPOA and the two assistants of SP Munyi during the recruitment exercise.

Recruitment Centres where observers were given late access after Intervention

• Rangwe Market

• Chemilil Complex

• Jomo Kenyatta, Msambweni

• Machakos Kathiani sub county

• Ngong Stadium, Kajiado

• Mwangaza Primary School

• Kakamega Bukhungi Stadium

• Kenyatta High School, Mwatate

• NYS HQ Nairobi

• Bahari Stadium, Kilifi North

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21. The advertisement calling for the recruitment of police constables had indicated that the time for the recruitment would run between 8.00 am and 5.00 p.m. While majority of the stations were opened within the indicated time which is commendable, the Commission wishes to raise the concern of late closure of the exercise in majority of the recruitment centers. At the recommended time of closure, only a handful of the station being observed had concluded the exercise these are Athi River KMC, Pan Paper Webuye, Msambweni, Garissa Primary School, Kitui Secondary School, Uhuru Stadium Kwale and Ngong stadium. The rest of the stations were reported to be still conducting medical examinations which went way into the night.

22. The advertisement calling for the recruitment of police constables had indicated that the time for the recruitment would run between 8.00 am and 5.00 p.m. While majority of the stations were opened within the indicated time which is commendable, the Commission wishes to raise the concern of late closure of the exercise in majority of the recruitment centers. At the recommended time of closure, only a handful of the station being observed had concluded the exercise these are Athi River KMC, Pan Paper Webuye, Msambweni, Garissa Primary School, Kitui Secondary School, Uhuru Stadium Kwale and Ngong stadium. The rest of the stations were reported to be still conducting medical examinations which went way into the night.

Those finally selected getting final instructions and verifying their personal records and contacts

12 FINDINGS OF THE MONITORING EXERCISE 23. At the notorious NYS recruitment centre Nairobi, the monitor reported that the physical tests were carried out at 5.54 p.m. in the evening of the recruitment day despite the fact that the recruitment ought to have come to an end at that time. The recruitment in this particular centre went into day two without any tangible explanation being provided to the members of the public as well to the KNCHR upon visiting the centre on the evening of the recruitment day. The Commission is particularly concerned that the NYS HQs recruitment centre has remained problematic since 2014 and thus a need to assure the public non – repetition of this occurrence. Further, the call by the KNCHR to the Inspector General of Police and the NPSC to nullify the results from this centre were not taken into account and thus no guarantee of non – repetition of the same in forthcoming recruitments.

24. In the same breadth, there is need hold the chairpersons and the members of the recruitment panels both individually and collectively accountable for the irregularities at their respective stations in line regulation 13 (4) of the recruitment and appointment regulations. It would only be through holding people to account that a strong message shall be sent to guarantee non – repetition. The following is the breakdown of the sampled centers on the opening times for the exercise;

t the notorious NYS recruitment centre Nairobi, the monitor reported that the physical tests were carried out at 5.54 p.m. in the evening of the recruitment Aday despite the fact that the recruitment ought to have come to an end at that time. The recruitment in this particular centre went into day two without any tangible explanation being provided to the members of the public as well to the KNCHR upon visiting the centre on the evening of the recruitment day.

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OPENING TIMES AT RECRUITMENT CENTRES

*note* this is representative sample Station Opened at or before 8:00am: Siaya Stadium 6:00 Ndararwa primary sch. 7:30 Mamboleo Show Ground 7:30 VoiMoi Municipal Stadium 7:45 Amukura primary School 8:00 Muslim Secondary School 8:00 Nabongo Sports Ground 8:00 Eldoret Show Grounds 8:00 Chwele-Busakala Secondary School 8:00 64 Stadium, Eldoret 8:00 Barogoi Recruitment Centre 8:00 Narok stadium 8:00 DongoKundu 8:00 Kanduyi Recruitment Center 8:15 Rangwe Market 8:15 Moi Sports Centre Kasarani 8:15 Kisumu Central 8:30 Taveta Airstrip 8:30 Homa Bay police Div. hqs 8:30 Kisii Stadium 8:30 Kilifi Stadium 8:30 Migori primary school 8:30 Kifaru Primary School 8:30 NYS HQs 9:00

25. The required announcement on the number of recruits to be picked from each of the centers was made in majority of the stations being monitored. The purposes of making this announcement is to provide clarity on the number of positions available at each centre and avoid the possibility of manipulating the process to recruit outside of the process as the number announced at the Commencement of the process must tally with that announced at the end.

14 FINDINGS OF THE MONITORING EXERCISE 26. The Commission observed that at some stations this did not happen. For example at Ngong Stadium Recruitment Centre, the number announced at the beginning was 45 while at the end only 30 had been selected with the recruitment panel citing the low number of potential candidates. It thus begs the question on how the remaining 15 would be filled. In Kangeta, Igembe Central an announcement for recruiting of 46 people in total while in the long run, a total of 41recruits were selected thus a deficit of 5 recruits which still begs the question on how the same shall be filled.

27. The Commission observes that measures to ensure gender parity were not adequate. Notably at the time of making the announcement at the commencement of the exercise some stations did not comply with the not more than 2/3rds gender rule. It was therefore inevitable that overall the recruitment would not achieve the desired gender quotas. The Constitution provides for the two thirds gender in any appointments which is reinforced by the NPS Act 6 and the NPSC appointment regulations7 that provide for the recruitment panels to take into consideration the gender composition within the National Police Service. The preliminary results that were obtained from the field indicate that the NPSC and NPS will require to take measures to rectify the discrepancy.

he Commission observes that measures to ensure gender parity were not adequate. TNotably at the time of making the announcement at the commencement of the exercise some stations did not comply with the not more than 2/3rds gender rule. It was therefore inevitable that overall the recruitment would not achieve the desired gender quotas. Notably at the time of making the announcement at the commencement of the exercise some stations did not comply with the not more than 2/3rds gender rule.

6NPSC Act 2011, Section 5 7NPSC Recruitment and Appointment Regulations 2015, Section 5

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The following is a sample of gender disaggregated results from the field;

GENDER DISAGGREGATED RECRUITMENT RESULTS AS OF 3:55PM ON APRIL 5, 2016

Male Female Total Percentage (Females/Total) Muguga Green, Westlands 90 50 140 35.71% Migori Primary School 19 10 29 34.48% Rangwe Market 13 6 19 31.58% Kuria Police Divisional HQ 13 6 19 31.58% Kosele Stadium, Homabay 28 11 39 28.21% County Kundu Station 12 4 16 25.00% Mwingi Police Divisional HQ 18 6 24 25.00%

GENDER DISAGGREGATED RECRUITMENT RESULTS AS OF 3:55PM ON APRIL 5, 2016 Kisumu Division HQ 13 4 17 23.53% Kisumu Divison 13 4 17 23.53% Headquarters Kathiani, Machakos 19 5 24 20.83% LungaLunga Primary School 17 4 21 19.05% Chwele-Busakala Secondary 14 3 17 17.65% School Kitui Secondary School 15 3 18 16.67% Kilifi Stadium 25 5 30 16.67% Moyale Police Station 11 2 13 15.38% Ndhiwa Recruitment Centre 29 5 34 14.71% Msambweni Primary School 18 3 21 14.29% Achero/Ngong 26 4 30 13.33% Budalangi 13 2 15 13.33% Danson Mwanyumba Social 22 3 25 12.00% Grounds, Wundanyi Mamboleo 30 4 34 11.76% Kerugoya Stadium 23 3 26 11.54% Uhuru Park, Kwale 31 4 35 11.43% Gakii M.I. Farvored-Kangeta 31 4 35 11.43% ChemelilComoplex 31 4 35 11.43% Kinoru Stadium 32 4 36 11.11% Butula Centre 25 3 28 10.71%

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Male Female Total Percentage (Females/Total) Thika Town Municipal 17 2 19 10.53% Stadium Nyamira 34 4 38 10.53% Mwatate Kenyatta High 17 2 19 10.53% School Sawagongo 34 4 38 10.53% City Stadium 34 4 38 10.53% Kendu Bay Show Ground 34 4 38 10.53% Starehe Recreation Center 35 4 39 10.26% Maralal Stadium, Sumburu 18 2 20 10.00% Sigor Mixed Primary 18 2 20 10.00% Mosocho Division 27 3 30 10.00% Cheptais Centre 18 2 20 10.00% Kogola Primary School 28 3 31 9.68% GENDER DISAGGREGATED RECRUITMENT RESULTS AS OF 3:55PM ON APRIL 5, 2016 Athi River KMC 29 3 32 9.38% Awasi Primary School 29 3 32 9.38% Chuka Town, TharakaNithi 29 3 32 9.38% County Amukura Stadium, Teso 29 3 32 9.38% South Merti Recruitment Centre 10 1 11 9.09% Timau 30 3 33 9.09% Roysambu, Kasarani Sports 40 4 44 9.09% Centre Ruaraka, Kasarani Sports 40 4 44 9.09% Centre Mathare Recreation Centre 41 4 45 8.89% Pan Paper, Webuye 21 2 23 8.70% BakeroAbdalla Tana Delta 21 2 23 8.70% Nambale Polytechnic Youth 21 2 23 8.70% Ground Station Marani Recruitment Centre 21 2 23 8.70% Malava, Isanjilo 43 4 47 8.51% Kieganguru Centre 23 2 25 8.00% Awendo Recruitment Centre 23 2 25 8.00% St. Mathias Secondary 23 2 25 8.00% School, Busia County Garissa Primary School 24 2 26 7.69%

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Male Female Total Percentage (Females/Total) Kerina Primary School, Kisii 24 2 26 7.69% Nyasanda 12 1 13 7.69% Kamkunji Sports Ground 25 2 27 7.41% Ruringu Grounds, Nyeri 26 2 28 7.14% Kasarani, Kasarani Sports 39 3 42 7.14% Centre Amagoro Primary School, 26 2 28 7.14% Busia County Eldoret Showground 26 2 28 7.14% Maua Centre 29 2 31 6.45% Masalani Recruitment 20 1 21 4.76% Centre Laikipia West 22 1 23 4.35% Dadaab Airstrip 12 0 12 0.00% GENDER DISAGGREGATED RECRUITMENT RESULTS AS OF 3:55PM ON APRIL 5, 2016 Total 1703 268 1971 8.5974%

Medical Staff from Thika Level 5 hospital preparing their final medical reports for the recruits

he other major issue of concern is the conditions under which the medical tests were Tbeing carried out.

18 FINDINGS OF THE MONITORING EXERCISE 26. Section 21 of the recruitment and appointment regulations provides for management of complaints that emanates from the process. The section further provides for some of the remedial actions to be taken when complaints arise from the process which includes disciplinary action against the concerned official, annulment of the results of the concerned centres, repeat of recruitment in the affected centres as well as recommendation for prosecution of the affected individuals in the affected recruitment centre. At the preliminary stage of complaints handling, some recruitment centres set up complaints desk to handle some of the complaints that emanated from the members of the public. The KNCHR is concerned that to date no public announcement has been made of action taken if any in response to the reports on irregularities made.

28. The medical tests and announcement of results is normally done at the tail end of the exercise once the physical exercises have been done and the potential recruits have been identified. There have been several allegations that it is at this stage that several malpractices are carried out and the “premature elimination” carried out. While the advertisement calls for the entire recruitment exercise to run between 8.00 and 5.00, the medical tests in majority of the recruitment centers went way beyond the stipulated time.

29. The other major issue of concern is the conditions under which the medical tests were being carried out. While in some cases the medical tests were done in hospitals near the recruitment centres such as in Pan Paper Webuye, Sawagongo, Nambale Youth Polytechnic, Chuka Town, Timau Stadium and Thika Stadium, there were cases where the medical tests were done in makeshift camps and classrooms. These include in Kathiani, Chwele,Garissa Primary,Kinango Secondary, Lunga Lunga Primary School, Kitui Secondary School and Kisumu Divisional HQs. This had the potential of putting to challenge the quality of the examination being carried out. Further it is clear that under those circumstances, it would be possible to guarantee the privacy of the candidates.

30. The breakdown below details both the centers whose medical results were

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announced within the stipulated time as well as those that went beyond the provided time;

THOSE STATIONS THAT ANNOUNCED RESULTS BY 3:55PM ON APRIL 4, 2016 (LISTED IN ORDER OF ANNOUNCEMENT)

Ngong Stadium 3.05 Uhuru Park, Kwale 3.05 Kitui Secondary School 3.05 Garissa Primary School 3.05 Msambweni Primary School.3.05 Pan Paper, Webuye3.10 Athi River KMC3.10 Ndhiwa Recruitment Centre3.10 LungaLunga Primary School3.10 Kisumu Division HQ3.10 Kieganguru Centre3.10 Thika Town Municipal Stadium 3.10 Kosele Stadium, Homabay County3.10 Kundu Station3.20 Butula Centre3.20

THOSE STATIONS THAT ANNOUNCED RESULTS BY 3:55PM ON APRIL 4, 2016 (LISTED IN ORDER OF ANNOUNCEMENT) Nyamira3.20 Migori Primary School3.20 Chwele-Busakala Secondary School3.20 Audi Kisumu Divison Headquarters3.20 Kangeta3.20 Danson Mwanyumba Social Grounds, Wundanyi3.30 Rangwe Market3.30 Mwingi Police Divisional HQ3.30 Masalani Recruitment Centre3.30 Mwatate Kenyatta High School3.30 Kathiani, Machakos 3.30 Dadaab District 3.30 Moyale Police Station 3.30 Maralal Stadium, Sumburu 3.30 Kogola Primary School 3.30 Budalangi Primary School 3.30 Kuria Police Divisional HQ 3.30

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BakeroAbdalla Tana Delta 3.30 Kinoru Stadium 3.30 Kerugoya Stadium 3.30 Awendo Recruitment Centr3.30 Sawagongo Secondary School3.30 Sigor Mixed Primary3.30 Merti Recruitment Centre3.30 Awasi Primary School3.30 Timau3.30 Ruringu Grounds, Nyeri3.30 Roysambu, Kasarani Sports Centre 3.40 Kasarani, Kasarani Sports Centre3.40 Ruaraka, Kasarani Sports Centre3.40 Amagoro Primary School, Busia County3.40 Kerina Primary School, Kisii3.40 Chuka Town, TharakaNithi County3.40 Amukura Stadium, Teso South3.40 City Stadium3.40 St. Mathias Secondary School, Busia County3.40 Kendu Bay Show Ground3.40 Mathare Recreation Centre3.40 Starehe Recreation Center3.40 THOSE STATIONS THAT ANNOUNCED RESULTS BY 3:55PM ON APRIL 4, 2016 (LISTED IN ORDER OF ANNOUNCEMENT) Mosocho Division3.40 Cheptais Centre3.50 Eldoret Showground3.50 Muguga Green, Westlands, Nairobi3.50 Nambale Polytechnic Youth Ground Station3.50 Maua Centre3.50 Kamkunji Sports Ground3.50 Marani Recruitment Centre3.50 Laikipia West3.50 Nyasanda Primary School 3.50 Malava, Isanjilo3.55 Kilifi Stadium3.55 Mamboleo Show Ground 3.55 Chemelil Complex3.55

21 30. The monitors stationed in different parts of the Country indicated that the levels of bribery allegations witnessed during this process were not blatant and exposed as had been experienced in the previous exercises with the exception of some stations with the notorious NYS HQs taking the lead. The following are some of the sampled bribery allegations and misconduct witnessed during the process;

• There were many cases of bribery of various amounts at locations including:

o Nyamira Court Station – allegations that Officer Paul Chae was given three hundred thousand shillings

o Koibatek E Ravin Stadium – Officers allegedly demanded 150,000 in bribes. Members of the public were being used to pass the money to the police officers.

• Delayed compilation of the medical report and shortlist was translated by the members of the community to mean corruption and misconduct on the parts of the members of the recruitment panels.

Recruits being taken to Thika Level 5 Hospital for medical examination • There were

22 allegations of political interference in certain recruitment centres such as in Kabartonjo where the area MCA was in the recruitment centre throughout the recruitment process.

• There were allegations of former police collaborating with the recruits to pass the required bribes to the members of the recruitment panels such as AT Rongo District HQs.

• Someone alleged that the Chief from Ogiek Community interfered with recruitment, giving bias to people from the Ogiek Community.

• Members of the public accompanied recruits to the Recruitment Centre to potentially influence recruitment at locations including with the NYS Headquarters Nairobi taking the lead in this

These allegations need to be investigated by the NPSC and the IG and the necessary legal action be taken even after the recruits report to the training schools in the spirit of transparency and accountability.

OBSERVATIONS

Based on the monitoring exercise, the KNCHR makes the following overall observations as regards the exercise;

31. The process towards reforming the police ought to begin with the admission into the police at recruitment. The Commission remains particularly concerned that despite the existence of recruitment and appointment regulations, these have not been followed to the letter. It is only through following these regulations that it will be possible to cure some of the challenges being highlighted in this report such as gender considerations, ethnic considerations, over emphasis on physical aptitude at the expense of other criteria, numbers required among other issues.

31. The NPS unlikely to meet its obligations with regard to ensuing Gender

23 Parity in appointments and this might in the long term present constitutional challenges to them and in service delivery.

32. Overall there was general improvement in the management of the process.

33. There was a reduction in the incidences of blatant bribery.

34. Issues and concerns raised with the leadership of the NPS were responded to timeously such as in gaining access to the recruitment centres that was acted upon pretty fast by the office of the Inspector General.

35. There is continued over reliance on physical aptitude at the expense of other key aptitudes which is has an effect not only on the overall outcome but even on individual cases where two potential recruits lost their lives in Kwale and Marsabit Counties. In Kwale County, at Kwale Uhuru Park, it is alleged that the deceased, Mwarika wa Rika, was about two meters to the finishing line of the race when he fell down. The recruitment officials consequently rushed to his aid and tried to resuscitate him but were not successful. He was quickly rushed to Kwale Sub – County Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

RECOMMENDATIONS

36. There is need for the office of the IG and the NPSC to follow the requirements of the regulations on appointment and recruitment when carrying out subsequent exercises of this magnitude.

37. The KNCHR requests the office of the IG and the NPSC to make public the final list of successful recruits from each of the Centres in the spirit of transparency and accountability. .

here is need for the office of the IG and the NPSC to follow the requirements of Tthe regulations on appointment and recruitment when carrying out subsequent exercises of this magnitude.

24 38. The IG and NPSC to furnish KNCHR list of the recruits at each centre and list of recruits admitted at the police training centre as this shall be useful in carrying out the audit that goes beyond this report.

39. The IG and NPSC to undertake investigations on officers who are found to have deliberately flouted the regulations in line with the requirements of the regulations on individual and collective accountability.

CONCLUSION

40. The KNCHR takes this opportunity to thank all its partners for the support and effective collaboration that contributed to the successful undertaking of the exercise.

41. Police officers are at the central figures in the provision of security to the citizens of Kenya. The measure by the government to work towards improving the ratio of police to the population is welcomed.

42. The need to ensure that Police officers are professional and socialized to comply with Article 244 of the constitution cannot be overemphasized. It is in the interest of the government to ensure that only persons who satisfy the provisions of Article 10 are employed to serve as police officers. Individuals who attempt to manipulate and circumvent the process at the point of recruitment definitely do not fit the bill. The NPSC and NPS should therefore work to ensure that in future recruitments the opportunity to give or accept bribes does not exist.

t is in the interest of the government to ensure that only persons who satisfy the Iprovisions of Article 10 are employed to serve as police officers. It is in the interest of the government to ensure that only persons who satisfy the provisions of Article 10 are employed to serve as police officers.

25 ANNEX 1: POLICE MONITORING RECRUITMENT TOOL

KENYA NATIONAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

RECRUITMENT OF POLICE CONSTABLES 2016

FIELD MONITORING TOOL

Preliminary Information

a) Name;

b) County;

c) Name of Recruitment Centre;

d) Number of Recruits Selected;

1. What time did the station open for the recruitment exercise to begin? What time did the station close?

2. Was the announcement made for the number of those to be picked from the centre announced? At the end of the exercise, was an announcement made on the total number of successful recruits? Give the numbers given at the beginning and at the end.

3. What is the composition of the recruitment panel? Provide the designations and titles

4. Did the recruitment panel provide a brief to the recruits and the members of the public on the recruitment exercise?

5. Does the recruitment centre have a complaints desk? Describe the nature of the complaints handled?

6. Have you made any observations on bribery allegations? Have the members of the public raised any concerns on bribery allegations? Give

26 a description of the allegations.

7. How and where were the medical tests carried out on the successful recruits?

8. Were the observers provided with opportunity and adequate space in carrying out observations? Were there observation teams from other organizations?

9. What were the concerns raised from the members of the public regarding the recruitment exercise?

10. What were the concerns raised by the recruits regarding the recruitment exercise?

11. What information was provided to the recruits on joining the training colleges in terms of dates and other logistical requirements?

12. Provide any other information that you think might be relevant for this monitoring exercise

27 ANNEX 2: REQUEST FOR ACCREDITATION

March 31, 2016

Ref; Mr. Joseph K. Boinett Inspector General of Police National Police Service Jogoo House ‘A’ P. O. Box 44249 -00100 NAIROBI.

Dear Sir,

RE: REQUEST FOR ACCREDITATION

Receive greetings from the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights.

The KNCHR together with partners from the Police Reforms Working Group and individuals shall be conducting a monitoring of the upcoming 2016 recruitment of police constables in difference parts of the Country in the gazetted recruitment centres.

The monitoring shall be composed of individuals and organizations who shall make visits to the centres for monitoring as well as raise any issue that may warrant immediate attention.

The purpose of this letter is request for accreditation for the KNCHR and its partners as well as to provide any support that may be required by the team to make the exercise a success. This monitoring exercise shall go hand in hand in helping the National Police Service deliver on its reforms agenda.

Receive our highest regards.

Yours Sincerely,

Patricia Nyaundi Commission Secretary.

28 ANNEX 3: INTRODUCTION LETTER FOR MONITORS

1st April 1, 2016

TO THE CHAIRPERSONS

POLICE RECRUITMENT PANELS

Dear Sir/Madam,

RE: OBSERVATION OF THE POLICE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Receive greetings from the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights

The bearer of this letter is a monitor with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. He/She has been engaged by the KNCHR to monitor the recruitment of Police Constables in the ongoing recruitment exercise.

Accord him/her the necessary assistance required in the accomplishment of this task.

Receive our highest regards.

Yours Sincerely,

Patricia Nyaundi

Commission Secretary.

29 ANNEX 4: PRESS STATEMENT ON THE POLICE RECRUITMENT

3rd April 2016

Press Statement on Monitoring the 2016 National Police Service Recruitment Exercise

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights acknowledges efforts being undertaken by the government to secure our people, our borders and our sovereignty. Kenya has in the recent years received more than its fair share of security threats both from external and internal sources. In response to these threats, the government has enhanced security measures through the incorporation of community policing in its security strategy, equipping security institutions with relevant armory and technology, engagement with actors in the security sector and lately the increase in the number of police officers to match the growing population.

As an independent National Commission, KNCHR has the power and mandate to monitor state and non-state actors to ensure that they comply with both National and International laws and policies as well as human rights standards in all their undertakings. It is in this regard that the Commission, together with partners in the Police Reforms Working Group, will be engaging in monitoring the process of the 2016 countrywide police recruitment exercise that commences on Monday 4th April 2016. This monitoring exercise is aimed at strengthening and reinforcing efforts by the National Police Service towards realizing its key values of accountability, transparency, and professionalism that would ultimately lead to the realization of Security Sector Reforms in the Country. KNCHR will have monitors stationed at 120 centres out of the designated 292 centres, ensuring representation in each of the 47 Counties. Our monitors will carry with them identification documents that they are to produce at every centre where they will be stationed for monitoring.

We wish to acknowledge the improvement on transparency in the process which

30 has encouraged fairness and impartiality in police recruitment. However, in order to enhance transparency even further, we recommend that the National Police Service Commission ensures that there are operational complaints desks at all centers so as to be able to serve candidates better. In the last recruitment exercise of 2015 our monitors observed that the absence of complaints desks denied candidates an opportunity and platform to air grievances touching on the exercise.

We are however deeply concerned that despite the gazettement of regulations on recruitment by the National Police Service Commission, we continue to witness non-compliance of the same as outlined below:

a) Section 10 (3) of the NPSC recruitment and appointment regulations 2015 provides for a two tier recruitment process which is broken down into two distinct processes. The first tier involves among others advertisement, shortlisting, and general due diligence while second tier involves the physical test, aptitude test, medical assessment and verification of documents. The advertisement by the Inspector General clearly lacks tier one of the process and only picks on certain aspects of tier two. This has an overall effect of eroding the credibility of the entire process and may possibly subject it to legal challenges for failure to adhere to laid down regulations.

b) Section 5 of the regulations provides for the adherence to gender, regional and ethnic balance in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and the various Police Acts, with the same being emphasized by the advertisement. However, the modalities of achieving this are not very clear in the absence of the tier one process which provides an opportunity for the teams carrying out selection to make deliberate steps in achieving these requirements. The NPSC may thus fall into the trap of adopting some of the methods used in the earlier recruitment of 2015 which may include making announcements that some recruitment centres would primarily be dedicated to certain ethnic groups. This would clearly

31 amount to discrimination to those who shall be turned away from these centres and the NPSC may in the end not achieve its objective in matters of gender, regional and ethnic balancing.

c) Section 10 of the regulations calls for adequate publicity and public participation in the recruitment process. This has clearly not been taken into account as the NPSC has not provided adequate time for the members of the public to engage with the process since the advertisement has only been open for 7 days which may have an overall effect of not achieving the intended results of getting the best potential recruits.

d) Section 13 of the regulations calls for the establishment of recruitment panels that shall be composed of various members to guide and steer the process in the various recruitment centres. The KNCHR calls upon the NPSC to ensure that the panel members are held accountable both collectively and individually for any issues that may arise from their recruitment centres which in one way or another may affect the credibility of the process and thus deny the prospective candidates the chance to join the National Police Service. Further, the various complaints that shall be handled by the members of the recruitment panels should be made public and shared with the teams that shall be monitoring the process to ensure transparency and accountability of the entire process.

e) Section 15 (2) of the regulations provides for the recruits to be provided with adequate time of at least 7 days before reporting to the training colleges. This has never been the practice as noted in the 2015 Police Recruitment where the recruits were directed to report to the training colleges just one day after completion of the recruitment exercise. The KNCHR makes an appeal to the NPSC to ensure that this section is adhered to so as to provide the recruits with adequate time of preparations

32 as well as the handling of any complaints that may have arisen out of the recruitment process.

The issues raised above have, if not adequately addressed, the potential of eroding public confidence in the police recruitment process that is set to begin tomorrow. We are particularly concerned that by ignoring the provisions of the guidelines on recruitment, clearly stipulated the Police may be sending out the wrong message that they have not had a departure from the old methods of recruitment which only gave prominence to physical attributes at the expense of the other attributes required in policing especially as we moves towards the key tenets of policing in the 21st Century, which is democratic policing.

KNCHR Hotline and Short code SMS Number

We urge members of the public to report any malpractice through our sms line 22359 or call us through 0724 256 448 or 0733 780 000 or reach us via social media through @hakiKNCHR or our Facebook pages.

Signed:

Comm. George Morara

Vice Chairperson, KNCHR

33 ANNEX 5: LETTER TO THE IG AND THE NPSC UPON CONCLUSION OF THE POLICE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

April 7, 2016

Ref; KNCHR/STC/IG – NPSC/3/VOL 1

Mr. Joseph K. Boinett Inspector General of Police National Police Service Jogoo House ‘A’ P. O. Box 44249 -00100 NAIROBI.

Comm. Johnstone Kavuludi

Chairperson

National Police Service Commission

NAIROBI.

Dear Sir,

RE: MONITORING OF THE 2016 POLICE RECRUITMENT EXERCISE

Receive greetings from the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights.

The KNCHR together with partners from the Police Reforms Working Group conducted monitoring of the just concluded recruitment of police constables on 4th April 2016. The monitoring was conducted in 120 recruitment centres across the republic of Kenya.

The KNCHR is working on a comprehensive report that we shall share with your office in due course. However, we wish to bring the following to your attention for immediate action;

34 • The recruitment conducted at the NYS recruitment centre was marred with several irregularities with the exercise going way into the night and into the following day. We recommend for the nullification of results from this centre.

• There is need for your office to hold to account the members of various recruitment panels that might have not conducted the exercise as per the laid down procedures. This accountability should be both individual and collective.

• The recruitment did not comply with the Constitutional and statutory requirements regarding gender representation. We ask your office to look into the various measures that can be taken to rectify this as the recruits join the training colleges.

• The KNCHR invites your office to interact with the system used by KNCHR in monitoring the exercise to fully understand some of the pertinent issues raised by the members of the public regarding the entire police recruitment exercise.

Receive assurance of our highest regards.

Yours Sincerely,

Patricia Nyaundi

Commission Secretary.

35 36 ANNEX 6: ADVERTISEMENT FOR RECRUITMENT OF POLICE CONSTABLES

REPUBLIC OF KENYA NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE (NPS) RECRUITMENT OF POLICE CONSTABLES Pursuant to Chapter VI and Articles 10; 27(8); 232; 246(3); 246(4), of the Constitution of Kenya; Sections 10, 11 and 12 of the National Police Service Commission Act and Section 7 (3) of National Police Service Commission Recruitment and Appointment Regulations 2015, I the Inspector General, in exercise of powers delegated to me by the National Police Service Commission, seek to recruit 10,000 suitably quali�ed applicants to be trained as Police Constables.

All applications must be submitted in duplicate, accompanied with the following 1. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS documents: An applicant shall be a person who: (a) A copy of the academic certi�cates and testimonials; 1. Is a citizen of Kenya; (b) A copy of the National I/D; 2. Holds a Kenya National Identity Card; (c) A copy of the applicant’s birth certi�cate; 3. Possesses a minimum quali�cation of ‘D+’ (Plus) in the Kenya Certi�cate Applicants must present themselves at the recruitment centre with the duly of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination or its equivalent from an completed form on the day of the recruitment exercise. examination body recognised in Kenya with a ‘D+’ (Plus) in either English or Kiswahili languages; NOTE: 4. Is aged between 18 and 28 years; 1. Each applicant must present the original supporting documents for veri�cation. 5. Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution; e originals will be returned to the applicant before the applicant leaves the 6. Is physically and medically �t; recruitment centre. 7. Has no criminal record or pending criminal charges; Female applicants must NOT be pregnant at recruitment and during the ENTIRE 2. Applicants recruited for the training into the Service shall be bonded to serve in training period. the National Police Service for a minimum period of ten (10) years.

NOTE: 4. COMMENCEMENT OF RECRUITMENT PROCESS 1. Result slips shall not be accepted. e recruitment process will commence on Monday, 4th April 2016 from 8.00 am 2. An applicant who: to 5.00 pm at the listed constituency-based recruitment centres. All recruitment a) Canvasses directly or indirectly; centres will be closed at 8.00 am. b) Willfully presents false academic certi�cates and testimonials; c) Engages in any corrupt activity; Note that some constituencies as shown below have more than one recruitment Shall be disquali�ed and in the case of (b) and (c) in addition be arrested and centre, purely on account of logistical reasons. prosecuted.

Under section 25 of the National Police Service Commission Act, any person who 5. RECRUITMENT CENTRES

willfully gives to the Commission any information which is false or misleading COUNTY COUNTY S/NO CONSTITUENCY CENTRE in any material particular, commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable CODE to a �ne not exceeding two hundred thousand shillings (Ksh. 200,000) or to 1. MOMBASA 1. MVITA Mombasa (Mvita Grounds) imprisonment for a term not exceeding two (2) years or to both. 2. KISAUNI Khadija Primary School 3. LIKONI Dongo Kundu (Likoni Approved School Grounds)

4. CHANGAMWE Changamwe(Changamwe Oil 2. GENDER BALANCE & DIVERSITY Re�neries) 5. JOMVU Amani Primary School e recruited applicants shall re�ect the gender, ethnic and regional diversity of the 6. NYALI Ask Show Ground Kenyan people. 2. KWALE 7. MATUGA Matuga Baraza Park (Kwale)

8. KINANGO Kinango Secondary School 3. APPLICATION SUBMISSION 9. MSAMBWENI Msambweni Kenyatta Primary School 10. LUNGA LUNGA Lunga Lunga Primary School All applicants must complete the prescribed application form obtained from ANY of the 3. KILIFI 11. MALINDI Malindi Alska Grounds following: 12. MAGARINI Magarini Dist. Hqs • the nearest Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) or any police station 13. KALOLENI Council Grounds Kaloleni • the nearest Sub-County Administration Police Commander’s (DAPC) offices 14. KILIFI NORTH Bahari Stadium • the nearest Huduma Centres • County Commissioner’s offices 15. KILIFI SOUTH Kikambala D.O’s Office • Forms can also be downloaded from; www.npsc.go.ke, www.nationalpolice.go.ke, 16. GANZE Ganze – Ganze Secondary School www.mygov.go.ke, www.administrationpolice.go.ke. 17. RABAI Rabai Lungwe Primary School

37 RECRUITMENT OF POLICE CONSTABLES

COUNTY COUNTY COUNTY S/NO CONSTITUENCY CENTRE COUNTY S/NO CONSTITUENCY CENTRE CODE CODE 4. TANA RIVER 18. GALOLE Hola Stadium 16. MACHAKOS 75. MACHAKOS Machakos Police Divisional HQs 19. GARSEN Tana Delta District Hqs 76. YATTA Kithimani Secondary School 20. BURA Bura District Hqs 77. MWALA Makutano DEB Primary School 5. LAMU 21. LAMU WEST Kibaki Grounds Mokowe 78. MASINGA Masinga Boys Secondary School 22. LAMU EAST Faza 79. KATHIANI DC’s Office Kathiani 6. TAITA TAVETA 23. WUNDANYI Wundanyi Stadium 80. MAVOKO Kmc Ground Athi River 24. VOI Voi Stadium 81. KANGUNDO D.E.B Primary School 25. MWATATE Kenyatta High School 26. TAVETA Taveta Airstrip 82. MATUNGULU Kisukioni Secondary School 7. GARISSA 27. GARISSA Garissa Primary School 17. MAKUENI 83. MAKUENI Makueni Police Divisional HQs 28. DADAAB Dadaab Airstrip DC’s Office Matiliku 29. LAGDERA Modogashe Primary School Kathozweni Public Grounds 30. FAFI Bura East Police Station 84. KIBWEZI EAST Kibwezi Sports Ground 31. MBALAMBALA Mbalambala Primary School 85. KIBWEZI WEST Salama Mosque Polytechnic Ground 32. IJARA Masalani Police Divisional Hqs 86. MBOONI Kikima Secondary School 8. WAJIR 33. WAJIR EAST Wajir Stadium Kisau High School 34. WAJIR SOUTH Leheley Primary School 87. KAITI Kilungu Day Secondary School Habaswein Baraza Park 88. KILOME Mukaa District Hqs 35. WAJIR WEST Hon Khalif Girls Secondary School 36. WAJIR NORTH Bute Girls Secondary School 18. NYANDARUA 89. NDARAGWA Ndaragwa Buna DC’s Engineer 37. ELDAS Eldas Secondary School 90. KINANGOP Njambini 38. TARBAJ Tarbaj Primary School 91. OL KALOU Olkalou 9. MANDERA 39. MANDERA SOUTH DC’s Office Elwak Mirangini 40. MANDERA WEST Takaba Primary School 92. OL JOROROK Ol Jororok 41. MANDERA EAST Mandera North Youth Hall Centre 93. KIPIPIRI Wakiongo 42. MANDERA NORTH DC’s Office 19. NYERI 94. NYERI TOWN Ruringu Stadium 43. BANISA Banisa Primary School 95. KIENI Chaka Play Grounds 44. LAFEY Lafey DC’s Hqs Mweiga Stadium 10. MARSABIT 45. SAKU Marsabit Police Divisional 46. LAISAMIS Laisamis Police Division Hqs 96. OTHAYA Othaya Stadium Loiyangalani Police Station 97. TETU Wamagana 47. MOYALE Moyale Police Station 98. MATHIRA Karatina Stadium Sololo Primary SchoolGrounds Kaiyaba Chief’s Camp 48. NORTH HORR North Horr Police Divisional Hqs 99. MUKURWEINI Mukurweini Stadium DC’s Office Maikona 20. KIRINYAGA 100. KIRINYAGA CENTRAL Kerugoya Stadium 11. ISIOLO 49. ISIOLO NORTH Isiolo Police Divisional Hqs 101. NDIA Kianjage Stadium Merti DC’s Hqs Baricho Primary School 50. ISIOLO SOUTH Garbatula Police Div Hqs 102. MWEA Wang’uru Stadium 12. MERU 51. IMENTI CENTRAL Kariene Primary School Kandongu Hospital Grounds 52. IMENTI NORTH Kinoru Stadium 53. BUURI Timau Stadium 103. GICHUGU Kianyaga Stadium 54. IMENTI SOUTH Nkubu Stadium 21. MURANGA 104. KIHARU Ihura Stadium Murang’a 55. IGEMBE SOUTH Maua Stadium Kahuro Stadium 56. IGEMBE NORTH Muringine Primary School 105. KANGEMA Kangema General Kago 57. IGEMBE CENTRAL Kangeta 106. MATHIOYA Rurie Stadium 58. TIGANIA WEST Uuru Stadium 107. MARAGWA Murang’a Teachers College 59. TIGANIA EAST Nguthiru Stadium 108. KIGUMO Kigumo Bendera Secondary School 13. THARAKA NITHI 60. CHUKA/ Chuka Town DC’s Baraza Ground IGAMBANG’OMBE 109. GATANGA Gatanga Primary School 61. MAARA Kienganguru DC’s Ground 110. KANDARA Kandara Stadium 62. THARAKA Marimanti 22. KIAMBU 111. GITHUNGURI Githunguri Stadium Rwatha Primary School 112. KIAMBU Girigiti Stadium 14. EMBU 63. RUNYENJES Runyenjes Muncipal Stadium 113. KIKUYU DC’s Office 64. MANYATTA Moi Municipal Stadium 114. LARI Kimende High School Karuri Stadium 115. LIMURU Kwambira Stadium 65. MBEERE SOUTH Umau Grounds 116. GATUNDU SOUTH Gatundu Town Stadium 66. MBEERE NORTH Mbeere North DC’s Grounds 117. RUIRU Ruiru Mun. Stadium 15. KITUI 67. KITUI CENTRAL Matinyani 118. GATUNDU NORTH Kamwangi DC’s Office Kitui Secondary School Grounds 68. MWINGI CENTRAL Mwingi Secondary School 119. THIKA TOWN Thika Municipal Stadium 69. MWINGI NORTH Kyuso Stadium Gatuanyaga Primary School Katse Primary Scool 120. KABETE Ndurarua Primary School Tseikuru Primary Scool 121. JUJA Premier Bag Grounds 70 . MWINGI WEST Migwani Stadium 122. KIAMBAA Karuri Primary School 71. KITUI SOUTH Mutomo Mixed Secondary School 23. TURKANA 123. TURKANA SOUTH Lokichar Ikutha Girls Secondary School 124. TURKANA NORTH Lokitaung 72. KITUI EAST Chuluni DC’s Grounds DC’S Office Kibish Nzombe Play Grounds 125. TURKANA CENTRAL Lodwar 73. KITUI WEST Kauwi Primary School Kabati 126. TURKANA WEST Kakuma 74. KITUI RURAL Kisasi Boys Secondary School Katulani Secondary School 127. LOIMA Lorugum St. Luke Secondary School 128. TURKANA EAST Lokori

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COUNTY COUNTY COUNTY S/NO CONSTITUENCY CENTRE COUNTY S/NO CONSTITUENCY CENTRE CODE CODE 24. WEST POKOT 129. KACHELIBA Alale 35. KERICHO 188. AINAMOI Kericho Green Stadium 130. KAPENGURIA Police Divisional Hqs Kapenguria 189. KIPKELION WEST Kipkelion 131. SIGOR Sigor Mixed & Boarding Primary School 190. BELGUT Belgut 132. POKOT SOUTH St. Kizito Primary School Lelan 191. SIGOWET/SOIN Sigowet Kabichbich Primary School 192. BURETI Litein Boys High School Chebareria Primary School 193. KIPKELION EAST Londiani Coun. Stadium 25. SAMBURU 133. SAMBURU WEST DC’s Office Maralal 36. BOMET 194. CHEPALUNGU Sigor 134. SAMBURU EAST Wamba 195. BOMET CENTRAL Bomet Stadium 135. SAMBURU NORTH DC’s Office Baragoi 196. BOMET EAST Longisa Boys 26. TRANS NZOIA 136. SABOTI Kenyatta Stadium 197. SOTIK DC’s Office Sotik T/Ship 137. KIMININI Kiminini DO’s Office 198. KONOIN Saseta Girls High Mogogosiek 138. CHERANGANY Kachibora DC’ S Office 37. KAKAMEGA 199. LUGARI Lumakanda Township Primary School 139. ENDEBESS Endebess Police Station Matete Playing Ground 140. KWANZA Kwanza Do’s Office. 200. LIKUYANI Kongoni Primary School 27. UASIN GISHU 141. AINABKOI Kipchoge Keino Stadium 201. BUTERE Butere DC’s Office 142. KAPSERET Eldoret Show Ground 143. MOIBEN DO’s Office Moiben Butere Girls High School 144. TURBO Paul Boit Boys High School 202. MUMIAS WEST Nabongo Sports Ground 145. KESSES DO’s Office Kesses 203. MUMIAS EAST Bumini Primary School 146. SOY 64 Stadium 204. MATUNGU Matungu Primary School 28. ELGEYO/ 147. KEIYO NORTH Police Divisional Hqs Iten Township 205. KHWISERO Khwisero Sports Ground MARAKWET 148. KEIYO SOUTH DC’s Office Chepkorio 206. NAVAKHOLO Navakholo Primary School 149. MARAKWET WEST Moi Girls Secondary Kapsowar 207. MALAVA Isanjiro Primary School 150. MARAKWET EAST Chesoi Primary School 208. KAKAMEGA SOUTH Musingu Secondary School 29. NANDI 151. MOSOP Kabiyet High School 209. LURAMBI Bukhungu Stadium Kakamega 152. EMGWEN Kapsabet Parade Ground 210. SHINYALU Isolyo Primary School 153. NANDI HILLS Samoei High School IKOLOMANI Musingu Secondary School 154. ALDAI Ressio Primary School - Kobujoi 38. VIHIGA 211. VIHIGA Vihiga Boys High School 155. CHESUMBEI Moi High School Sirgoi 212. SABATIA Vokoli Girls High School 156. TINDERET Maraba 213. EMUHAYA DC’s Office Emuhaya 30. BARINGO 157. ELDAMA RAVINE Eldama Ravine Play Ground 214. LUANDA Do’s Office Luanda 158. MOGOTIO Mogotio P/Station Ground 215. HAMISI Hamisi Sports Ground 159. BARINGO CENTRAL Kabarnet 39. BUNGOMA 216. KANDUYI Kanduyi Stadium 160. BARINGO SOUTH Marigat 217. TONGAREN DC’s Office Bungoma North 161. BARINGO NORTH Kabartonjo 218. WEBUYE EAST Panpaper Grounds Webuye 162. TIATY Chemolingot Stadium 219. WEBUYE WEST Bokoli Divisional Hqs. 31. LAIKIPIA 163. LAIKIPIA EAST Nanyuki 220. KABUCCHAI Busakala Secondary School Grounds Sirima 164. LAIKIPIA WEST Rumuruti Grounds Chwele Secondary School Nyahururu Municipal Stadium 221. SIRISIA Sirisia Sports Ground 165. LAIKPIA NORTH Doldol T. Centre 222. KIMILILI Kimilili – Amtala Sports Centre 32. NAKURU 166. NAKURU EAST Afraha Stadium Nakuru Town 223. BUMULA Bumula Centre DC’s Office 167. NAKURU WEST Kaptembwa Grounds 224. MT. ELGON Mt. Elgon Police Divisional Kapsokwony 168. BAHATI J.M. Kariuki Primary School Cheptais Police Station 169. MOLO Molo Mun. Stadium 40. BUSIA 225. TESO NORTH Amagoro Primary School 170. NJORO Njoro Police Station 226. TESO SOUTH Amukura Primary School 171. NAIVASHA DC’s Office Naivasha Kihoto 227. MATAYOS Busia Municipal Stadium 172. RONGAI Dc’ S Office Kampi Ya Moto 228. BUDALANGI Budalangi Primary School 173. KURESOI NORTH Sirikwa Primary School 229. FUNYULA Funyula Stadium 174. KURESOI SOUTH Keringet Estate Primary School 230. NAMBALE Nambale Youth Polytechnic Grounds 175. GILGIL Gilgil Stadium 231. BUTULA Butula Youth Polytechnic 176. SUBUKIA D.E.B. Primary School 41. SIAYA 232. ALEGO USOGA Siaya Stadium DC’s Office Subukia 233. UGENYA Ukwala Primary School 33. NAROK 177. EMURUA DIKIRIR Emurua – Dikirir District Hqs. 234. BONDO Bondo University Grounds 178. KILGORIS DC’s Office Kilgoris 235. RARIEDA St. Silversters Girls Secondary School 179. NAROK NORTH Narok Stadium 236. GEM Sawagongo Secondary School 180. NAROK SOUTH Ololulunga Baraza Park 237. UGUNJA Nyasanda Primary School 181. NAROK EAST St. Antony Marekiangare 42. KISUMU 238. KISUMU EAST Kisumu Police Divisional Hqs 182. NAROK WEST Lamek Secondary School 239. KISUMU WEST DC’s Office Holo 34. KAJIADO 183. KAJIADO NORTH Ngong Stadium 240. NYANDO Awasi Primary School 184. KAJIADO CENTRAL Maasai Technical School 185. KAJIADO WEST Ol Tinga Centre 241. KISUMU CENTRAL Mamboleo Show Ground 186. KAJIADO SOUTH Loitokitok Stadium 242. SEME DC’s Office 187. KAJIADO EAST DC’s Office Isinya 243. NYAKACH Kogolla Primary School DC’s Office Mashuru 244. MUHORONI Chemelil Sugar Company Stadium

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COUNTY COUNTY S/NO CONSTITUENCY CENTRE CODE 43. HOMABAY 245. HOMA BAY TOWN Homa Bay Police Divisional Hqs

246. RANGWE Rangwe Market

247. NDHIWA Ndhiwa Police Div Hqs

248. KASIPUL Kosele Stadium

249. KABONDO KASIPUL Ngodrateng Primary School

250. KARACHUONYO Kendubay Show Ground

251. SUBA Magunga Primary School

252. MBITA Onungo Stadium

44. MIGORI 253. KURIA WEST Kuria Police Divisional Hqs

254. KURIA EAST District Hqs

255. SUNA EAST Migori Primary School

256. SUNA WEST Bondo Mironge

257. RONGO Rongo District Hqs

258. NYATIKE Nyatike Police Divisional Hqs

259. URIRI Uriri District Hqs

260. AWENDO Awendo D.O Office

45. KISII 261. BOMACHOGE Ogembo Tendere High School CHACHE

262. SOUTH MUGIRANGO Nyamarambe Stadium

263. BOBASI Sameta Stadium

Nyamache Stadium

264. BOMACHOGE Kenyenya Stadium BORABU

265. BONCHARI Kerina Primary School

266. KITUTU CHACHE Kisii Stadium SOUTH Kisii Stadium 267. NYARIBARI CHACHE

268. NYARIBARI MASABA Masimba Primary School

269. KITUTU CHACHE Marani Primary School NORT

46. NYAMIRA 270. WEST MUGIRANGO Nyamira Primary School

271. NORTH MUGIRANGO Ekerenyo DC’s Ground

272. BORABU Menyenye High School

273. KITUTU MASABA Rigoma Market

Manga Market

47. NAIROBI 274. WESTLANDS Muguga Green

275. LANG’ATA Nyayo Stadium

276. KIBRA Nyayo Stadium

277. DAGORETTI NORTH Ndurarua Stadium

278. DAGORETI SOUTH Ndurarua Stadium

279. KAMUKUNJI Kamukunji Sports Grounds

280. ROYSAMBU Moi Sports Centre Kasarani

281. RUARAKA Moi Sports Centre Kasarani

282. STAREHE Starehe Boys’ Centre

283. MATHARE Starehe Boys’ Centre

284. KASARANI Moi Sports Centre

285. EMBAKASI CENTRAL Mwangaza Primary School

286. EMBAKASI NORTH Buru Buru Primary School

287. EMBAKASI SOUTH Embakasi Girls Secondary School

288. EMBAKASI WEST Kifaru Primary School

289. EMBAKASI EAST Embakasi Primary School

290. MAKADARA City Stadium

291 N.Y.S NYS Headquarters

292 C.I.D CID Training School

JOSEPH K. BOINNET, MGH, nsc (AU) INSPECTOR GENERAL NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE

40 ANNEX 7: NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION. RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENT REGULATIONS 2015

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 ANNEX 8: ADVISORY TO THE NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION ON THE 2016 RECRUITMENT OF POLICE CONSTABLES

March 31, 2016

Mr. Johnstone Kavuludi, Chairperson, National Police Service Commission, NAIROBI.

Dear Sir,

RE: ADVISORY ON THE RECRUITMENT OF POLICE CONSTABLES 2016

Receive greetings from the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights

The KNCHR wishes to raise the following pertinent issues with your office as regards the upcoming 2016 recruitment of police constables;

a) Section 10 (3) of the NPSC recruitment and appointment regulations 2015 provides for a two tier recruitment process which is broken down into two distinct processes. The first tier involves among others advertisement, shortlisting, due diligence while second tier involves the physical, aptitude, medical assessment and verification of documents. The advertisement by the Inspector General clearly lacks tier one of the process and only picks on certain sections of tier two. This has an overall effect of eroding the credibility of the entire process and possibly subject it to legal tussles for failure to follow your own regulations.

b) Section 5 of the regulations for the adherence to gender, regional and ethnic balance in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and the various Police Acts with the same being emphasized by the advertisement. However, the modalities of achieving this are not

54 very clear in the absence of the tier one process which provided an opportunity for the teams carrying out selection to make deliberate steps in achieving these requirements. The NPSC may thus fall into the trap of adopting some of the earlier methods used which may include making announcements that some recruitment centres would primarily be dedicated to certain ethnic groups. This would clearly amount to discrimination to those who shall be turned away from these centres and the NPSC may in the end not achieve its objective in matters of gender, regional and ethnic balancing. c) Section 10 of the regulations calls for adequate publicity and public participation in the recruitment process. This has clearly not been taken into account as the NPSC has not provided an adequate time for the members of the public to engage with the process since the advertisement has only been open for 7 days which may have an overall effect of not achieving the intended results of getting the best potential recruits. d) Section 13 of the regulations calls for the establishment of recruitment panels that shall be composed of various members to guide and steer the process in the various recruitment centres. The KNCHR calls upon the NPSC to ensure that the panel members are held accountable both collectively and individually for any issues that may arise from their recruitment centres which in one way or the other may affect the credibility of the process and thus deny the prospective candidates the chance to join the National Police Service. Further, the various complaints that shall be handled by the members of the recruitment panels should be made public and shared with the teams that shall be monitoring the process to ensure transparency and accountability of the entire process. e) Section 15 (2) of the regulations provides for the recruits to be provided with adequate time of at least 7 days before reporting to the training colleges. This has never been the practice even in the 2015 Police Recruitment where the recruits normally report to the training colleges just one day after completion of the recruitment exercise. The KNCHR

55 makes an appeal to the NPSC to ensure that this section is adhered to so as to provide the recruits with adequate time of preparations as well as the handling of any complaints that may have arisen out of the recruitment process.

The issues raised above have the potential of eroding public confidence in the process as well as points to the Police that has not had a departure from the old methods of recruitment which only gave prominence to physical attributes as opposed to the other attributes required in policing especially as we moves towards the policing of 21st Century which is democratic policing. The KNCHR together with other partners in the Police Reforms Working Group shall be monitoring the recruitment process to ensure that the gains made in the previous recruitment exercises are not lost

Receive our highest regards.

Yours Sincerely,

PATRICIA NYAUNDI

COMMISSION SECRETARY.

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