Police training institution where President Ruto addressed graduates and where 18 pregnant recruits were dismissed in 2026.
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Audio By VocalizeFifty-four police recruits, among them 18 pregnant women, have been expelled from Kiganjo Police Training College, where they have been since December 2025. …
Too many questions over police hiring exerciseRetired Chief Justice David Maraga published a police reform taskforce report on social media after the government withheld it for nearly three years. The 200-plus recommendations address issues facing police officers, prison warders, and other state personnel regarding housing, pay, and training.
1 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Retired Chief Justice David Maraga published a police reform taskforce report on social media after the government withheld it for nearly three years. The 200-plus recommendations address issues facing police officers, prison warders, and other state personnel regarding housing, pay, and training.
1 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto has directed the National Police Service to pursue not only those hired to cause violence but also their financiers, citing goon activity as a serious threat to national security ahead of the General Election. Speaking at the passing-out parade of more than 6,000 constables in Nyeri, Ruto tasked law enforcers with protecting Kenyans' constitutional rights and freedoms.
28 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto addressed Kenya Police Service graduates at Kiganjo Police Training College, calling on the National Police Service to take firm, lawful action against those who finance, organise, incite, or perpetrate political violence ahead of the 2027 General Election. Ruto stated that sponsored violence has no place in a democratic state, that no politician may have a private militia, and that police must pursue those who finance and organise violence, not only those who carry out attacks.
28 August 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto said the Kenya Kwanza administration is implementing recommendations from the National Taskforce on Police Reforms report, including salary increases for constables to Sh29,360 from Sh21,645 and plans to construct 47,464 housing units under the National Institutional Housing Programme.
28 August 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto will unveil a new police uniform on Friday during the Kiganjo police training college pass out. Inspector General Douglas Kanja says the uniform implements recommendations from a 2023 police public participation exercise where officers rejected the current navy blue outfit; General Duty officers will begin wearing it from next week.
25 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen rejected concerns about a nationwide goon crisis, arguing instead that the real problem is intellectual deficiency among political leaders and that some politicians deliberately engineer local violence to claim a national emergency.
22 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen stated that Kenya does not have a goons crisis, and the National Police Service denied involvement in disruptions at opposition meetings or protecting criminal gangs, despite months of opposition accusations that police have facilitated such gangs.
21 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The National Assembly has demanded an explanation from the National Police Service over the dismissal of 18 female recruits from Kiganjo Police Training College for being pregnant. Legislators, including Makueni Woman Representative Suzanne Kiamba, questioned the legality of the decision and called for reforms, citing concerns about compliance with the Constitution, labour laws, and fair administrative action.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
The National Assembly has demanded an explanation from the National Police Service over the dismissal of 18 female recruits from Kiganjo Police Training College after they were found to be pregnant. Lawmakers have questioned the legality of the decision and are calling for reforms to protect the rights of affected women, citing concerns about compliance with the Constitution and labour laws.
20 July 2026 · Capital News →
Female lawmakers in the National Assembly pushed back against the National Police Service's disqualification of 18 female recruits from Kiganjo Police Training College due to pregnancy, with male committee members defending the decision as based on medical fitness requirements rather than discipline.
2 July 2026 · Capital News →
Fifty-four police recruits, including 18 pregnant women, were expelled from Kiganjo Police Training College since December 2025. An opinion piece questions whether medical and pregnancy screening occurred during recruitment, given that pregnancies are detectable within four to six weeks and the commission's policy bars pregnant candidates.
15 May 2026 · The Standard →