Kenya-police recruit officers with physical-attributes
Kenya police defends recruiting officers with low grades
Kenya-police recruit officers with physical-attributes
The spokesperson for Kenya Police Service has defended
the recruitment process of officers, saying that those with
higher grades from secondary school exams had
“unrealistic demands.”
They focus on career advancement and are unlikely to
work as hard as their counterparts with lesser grades,
Charles Owino told Citizen TV.
He added:
We have a challenge when we employ every policeman with grade C+ and above…they go back to school, they get their degrees, they come back and tell you ‘now we don’t want to serve at this level’.”
Kenya-police recruit officers with physical-attributes
Mr Owino said that what was important was recruiting
“intelligent people“, saying that this was not determined
by academic grades alone.
“You come in with good education… and don’t do your work,
it’s not your education that will do your work, you must be
practical, and you must earn your promotions fairly,”
Mr Owino said. Kenya Police Service has often been listed
as the most corrupt government institution,
its officers have been accused of human rights violations and
infringement of people’s rights. Some Kenyans have blamed
this on the recruitment process which focusses on officers’
physical attributes instead of academic qualification. “There’s a lot that
involves, it’s not just high grades only,” Mr Owino said.
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