Murkomen meets National Police Service Commission ahead of planned mass police recruitment
By Arnold Ngure, September 8, 2025Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Government Administration Kipchumba Murkomen has met the newly constituted National Police Service Commission and the National Police Service (NPS) leadership ahead of the planned recruitment of at least 10,000 police officers in September.
In a statement on Monday, September 8, 2025, Murkomen revealed that the meeting discussed the various contentious issues that had arisen between the NPS and the NPSC over the promotion of senior police officers and the control of the police payroll.
“Pleased to host the now-fully constituted National Police Service Commission, who paid me a courtesy call. We discussed various issues relating to their mandate in running the affairs of the security sector,” Murkomen stated.
Police welfare
He equally urged the commission to address some of the issues about police welfare, which had been raised during the Jukwaa la Usalama forums.
“I shared with the Commission the key issues raised in our Jukwaa La Usalama forums, including officers’ strength and welfare, that require their input and implementation. They also apprised me of the preparations made for the upcoming police recruitment,” Murkomen noted.
“I wish the Commission Godspeed as they serve the people of Kenya. Among those present were NPSC Chair Yuda Komora, NPSC Vice Chair Prof Collete Suda, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, DIG (NPS) Eliud Lagat, DIG (APS) Gilbert Masengeli, and Director, Directorate of Criminal Investigations Mohammed Amin.”
Police recruitment
Ahead of the planned mass police recruitment, the security organs have been at loggerheads about the control of the police payroll, with the NPSC insisting that it should have control over it as the employer.
During a recent retreat, Police Inspector General Douglas Kanja and NPSC chairperson Yuda Komora indicated that they would speak in one voice and that their public spat about control would come to an end.
Among other issues that pitted NPSC and the NPS were the composition of the commission, which includes the IG and his two deputies. The commission argued that the failure of the three to attend meetings led to a lack of quorum, thereby delaying decision-making.