Also known as: NPSC
National Police Service Commission — Kenya's police oversight body managing recruitment, discipline and institutional policy, recently facing disputes over the Inspector General and pregnancy-based dismissals of recruits.
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A decision by the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) to discontinue a former commissioner’s salary and benefits has cost taxpayers Sh 45 million. …
Court orders NPSC to pay ex-commissioner Sh 45 million for withholding his salary, benefits after he fell illThe Standard
… A patriotic Kenyan should swiftly petition the National Police Service Commission to initiate Kanja's removal. …
Kick out police commissioner over rising insecurityThe Standard
… Once heralded as a reformer, the country’s top police chief now finds himself under siege — entangled in a bitter war of attrition with the National Police Service Commission (NPSC), while facing growing public pressure over alleged abuses. …
Kanja besieged by NPSC feud, succession fightThe Standard
… Once heralded as a reformer, the country’s top police chief now finds himself under siege — entangled in a bitter war of attrition with the National Police Service Commission (NPSC), while facing growing public pressure over alleged abuses. …
How IG Kanja has been captured by NPSC feud, succession fightsThe Standard
… IPOA senior investigating officer Justin Nyatete, made the revelations during cross-examination by National Police Service Commission lawyer Moses Kipkogei, who pressed him on the fundamental evidentiary gaps that have stalled the inquest into Masai's death during the June 20, 20 …
No gun and no shooter identified in Rex Masai killing, IPOA tells courtThe Standard
… If Kenya’s reform agenda is to be meaningful and sustainable in the long run, it must begin from within.The National Police Service Commission has made deliberate efforts to transform the institution from within, placing people at the very centre of its operational philosophy. …
Taking care of staff welfare is key to success of institutionsCapital News
… The petition, filed by Peter Agoro and John Wangai, names the National Police Service Commission, the Inspector General of Police, and the Attorney General as respondents. …
Petition Filed Over Dismissal of Pregnant Police Recruits at KiganjoCitizen Digital
… In the petition filed by Peter Agoro and John Wangai against the National Police Service (NPS) Inspector General, the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) and the Attorney General, the two argue that the dismissals are unconstitutional, discriminatory and violate the affecte …
Petition filed to reinstate 18 pregnant police recruits dismissed from KiganjoThe Standard
… The National Police Service Commission recruitment advertisement states that female candidates must not be pregnant at recruitment or during the entire training period. …
Too many questions over police hiring exerciseCapital News
… The agency further pointed to wider legal and institutional concerns surrounding police recruitment processes, including recent court decisions questioning the legality and mandate of recruitment procedures conducted by the National Police Service Commission in 2025. …
Gender Commission Raises Concerns Over Dismissal of Pregnant Police RecruitsA court has ruled that the National Police Service Commission must pay a former commissioner Sh 45 million for withholding his salary and benefits after he fell ill.
19 hours ago · The Standard →
A court has ruled that the National Police Service Commission must pay a former commissioner Sh 45 million for withholding his salary and benefits after he fell ill.
19 hours ago · The Standard →
A Standard opinion piece argues that Kenya's police commissioner should be removed, citing recent incidents of violence—including the shooting of a governor's driver, attacks on opposition rallies, and alleged police complicity or inaction during demonstrations by armed groups and goons.
14 July 2026 · The Standard →
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, once seen as a reformer, is now under siege in a bitter dispute with the National Police Service Commission while facing mounting public pressure over alleged abuses.
2 July 2026 · The Standard →
Inspector General Douglas Kanja, once seen as a reformer, is under siege in a bitter dispute with the National Police Service Commission while facing growing public pressure over alleged police abuses.
2 July 2026 · The Standard →
An IPOA investigator told a Nairobi court that the gun, bullet, and spent cartridge used to kill Rex Masai during the June 20, 2024, Finance Bill protests were never recovered, with a compromised crime scene and lack of police cooperation leaving the inquest unsolved two years later.
15 June 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's public sector reforms have focused too heavily on systems and structures while overlooking staff welfare, which the author contends is essential to institutional success and productivity. The piece suggests that staff welfare should be treated as a key performance driver rather than an afterthought, citing the National Police Service Commission's efforts to prioritise people within its operational philosophy.
4 June 2026 · The Standard →
A case has been filed at the Employment and Labour Relations Court challenging the dismissal of 18 female police recruits from the National Police College Kiganjo over pregnancy. The petitioners argue that the recruits were unlawfully removed after mandatory pregnancy screening and that no existing law permits automatic dismissal solely on the basis of pregnancy.
22 May 2026 · Capital News →
A petition has been filed before the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nyeri seeking the reinstatement of 18 female police recruits dismissed from the National Police College, Kiganjo, allegedly solely on the basis of pregnancy. The petitioners argue the dismissals are unconstitutional, discriminatory and violate the recruits' rights to equality, dignity, fair labour practices and fair administrative action.
22 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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 →
The National Gender and Equality Commission has called for an urgent review of police recruitment and training policies after pregnant recruits were discontinued from training at the National Police Service Training College in Kiganjo. The commission acknowledged the police service's explanation that recruits were pregnant before arrival and that training's physical demands raised safety concerns, but stated the constitutional question is whether the State has a clear, lawful, proportionate, humane and non-discriminatory framework for handling such situations.
10 May 2026 · Capital News →