Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has filed an urgent application before the High Court seeking to lift orders that halted the planned police recruitment scheduled for November 17, 2025.
Through the Attorney General’s office, Kanja argues that the conservatory orders issued on November 10, 2025, have stalled a critical national exercise, warning that continued suspension poses a serious risk to public security.
In his affidavit, the IG says it is in the public interest to unfreeze the recruitment, citing an acute shortage of police officers due to natural attrition and the absence of any recruitment for the past three years.
He further notes that the delay will deny the service sufficient time to train and deploy new officers ahead of the 2027 General Election, a period he says comes with heightened security demands.
Kanja adds that the National Police Service has already deployed resources in preparation for the recruitment and insists the exercise is essential to ensuring the country’s peace, law, and order.
The urgent application, filed through State Counsel Marwa Christopher, seeks to have the ex-parte conservatory orders set aside in the interest of justice and national security.
