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Police recruits to pick letters Friday, report on April 29

“Those who were shortlisted and received acknowledgement sheets are advised to visit the offices of their local OCPDs or DAPCs to collect their joining instructions as from Friday 22nd April 2016”/FILE

“Those who were shortlisted and received acknowledgement sheets are advised to visit the offices of their local OCPDs or DAPCs to collect their joining instructions as from Friday 22nd April 2016”/FILE

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 22 – The 10,000 police recruits picked at the beginning of this month have been directed to report to their designated colleges on Friday next week.

In a statement, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet indicated that the verification process was over and that those shortlisted should collect their joining instructions from their local police stations on April 22.

“I wish to inform the persons who presented themselves to the recruitment centres across the country that the verification exercise is complete,” he said.

“Those who were shortlisted and received acknowledgement sheets are advised to visit the offices of their local OCPDs or DAPCs to collect their joining instructions as from Friday 22nd April 2016.”

He cautioned the recruits against paying any fee for the documents which he says will be made available to them upon production of original national Identity Cards and signed acknowledgement sheets.

“Kindly note that these documents will be issued free of charge and no fees whatsoever are chargeable. All recruits will be expected to report to their designate colleges on 29th April 2016,” he said.

The exercise was carried out in 331 centres in 290 constituencies countrywide and many candidates had complained that they had been locked out.

In Nairobi, the exercise was held at the Nyayo National Stadium, where more than 800 candidates were locked out due to various reasons – including arriving late and not meeting the set standards.

READ: Many locked out as police enlist recruits

Those who failed to make the cut expressed disappointment while stating that they should have been given more time.

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Inside the stadium, many were eliminated since they did not have the relevant certificates while others fell short as they did not have the required physical attributes – state of teeth and body scars – which disqualified them.

In Kisumu, confusion and low turnout marred the start of the exercise as potential recruits shuttled from one centre to the other.

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