Kenyan Police Recruitment Marred by Death, Low Turnout
- Author:
- Kenya Citizen TV
- Publisher:
- Kenya Citizen TV
- Publication Date:
- 22 November 2012
- Tags:
- Kenya, Legal and Judicial Affairs
The police recruitment exercise that sets out to add 7000 new police officers to the force ended with low turnout marring the exercise. The exercise that also had its fair share of irregularities, including an arrest and a reported death. On their part the police remain enthusiastic that the exercise will improve the police-to-population ratio and bolster security.
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A recruitment drive to hire 7,000 new police officers was marred by the death of one candidate during a training run, the arrest of another and low turnout of qualified applicants. Read more »