38 people have been shortlisted for interviews to fill the positions of chairperson and members of the Police Service Commission (PSC).

In a notice by the Public Service Commission on Saturday, March 15, 2025, nine candidates have been shortlisted to be interviewed for the position of the chairperson of the police commission, while 29 others have been shortlisted for commissioner jobs.

In the notice, former Busia Deputy Governor Kizito Wangalwa, former Kenya Law Reform Commissioner Doreen Nkatha Muthaura, former Gatanga MP Humphrey Kimani Njuguna, former Devolution PS Micah Pkopus, and former Judicial Service Commission Director Susan Oyatsi will open the interviews on Monday, March 24, 2025.

Other candidates gunning for the chairperson of the police commission include John Otieno Ondego, Margarete Wanjala, Komora Jilo, and John Mutegi, whose interviews will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Interview dates

“The Selection Panel would like to inform the shortlisted candidates that the interviews will be conducted on the dates and times indicated above at the Public Service Commission, Harambee Avenue. The candidates should be at the venue at least 20 minutes before the starting time,” the notice reads.

The candidates are also expected to avail identity cards, academic certificates and transcripts, and current and valid clearances from the DCI, KRA, HELB, EACC, and the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).

For candidates shortlisted for commissioner of the police commission posts, the interviews will begin on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, and run until Friday, March 28, 2025.

Requirements

The positions were advertised by the selection panel on February 20, 2025, where applicants seeking the leadership of the commission were required to not have served as commissioners before, be university degree holders, and meet the requirements of Chapter 6 of the constitution.

Also, two of the members of the National Police Service Commission will be required to be retired senior police officers in either the National Police Service or the Administration Police Service.

The selection panel also indicated that these members must hold a degree from a recognized university in the country, must have held the position of senior superintendent of police and above, and must meet the demands of chapter six of the constitution.

Two other members of the commission will be required to be degree holders and have at least 10 years of experience in the fields of finance and administration, economics, HR management, public administration, labor laws, law, human rights, ethics and governance, mediation and consensus building, and change management.

The term for Lilian Kiamba, Eusebius Laibuta, Naftali Rono, Alice Otwala, and Ole Moyaki has come to an end after serving for six years alongside the commission’s chairperson, Eliud Kinuthia.