Recruitment was flawed, says Garissa Supkem chairman
Exercises in progress during police recruitment at the National Youth Service headquarters in Nairobi on July 14, 2014. PHOTO | GERALD ANDERSON |
What you need to know:
- Mr Abdullahi Salat said he witnessed three slots out of 12 set aside for a specific community.
- A senior officer in the recruiting panel, who sought anonymity, said the directive was attached to the recruitment circular sent to them.
A cleric in Garissa wants the police recruitment repeated over alleged bias and favouritism.
Mr Abdullahi Salat, the chairman of Garissa Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem), said on Tuesday that he was one of the observers, and he witnessed three slots out of 12 set aside for a specific community.
DIRECTIVE
“We were told that the positions were reserved for senior officers. When we pressed for answers, we were told that it was a directive from above,” said Mr Salat.
A senior officer in the recruiting panel, who sought anonymity, said the directive was attached to the recruitment circular sent to them.
“As a recruiting committee we were not happy, but we had to adhere to the instructions that we received from Nairobi,” said the officer.
