Countless Kenyans considering recruitment into the National Police Service face fresh unpredictability after the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) transferred to the Supreme Court to challenge a judgment limiting its authority over cops recruitment and promos.
In a declaration provided on Friday, October 30, the commission revealed that it had actually submitted a Notice of Appeal looking for to reverse the Court of Appeal’s choice on the management of uniformed law enforcement officer.
The relocation follows the October 16 judgment in which the Court of Appeal dismissed appeals submitted by the NPSC and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), promoting an earlier judgment restricting the commission’s powers.
According to NPSC Chairperson Amani Yuda Komora, the commission is looking for a last analysis of the constitutional arrangements governing its obligations and those of Inspector General Douglas Kanja.
An undated picture of the National Police Service at Jogoo House, Nairobi
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“The Commission has since filed a Notice of Appeal to obtain that clarification in the public interest,” the declaration checked out.
The Commission preserved that its choice was not meant to hinder the Inspector General’s independent command however to clarify the constitutional obligations of the 2 organizations.
The conflict centres on Articles 245 and 246 of the Constitution, which lay out the Inspector General’s command of the authorities service and the Commission’s obligations in handling authorities workers.
The legal fight started in September 2025 after the NPSC marketed jobs for cops constables and released policies governing recruitment and consultations, setting off an obstacle over its constitutional authority.
On October 30, 2025, the Employment and Labour Relations Court stated the commission’s recruitment policies unconstitutional and limited its authority over other workers functions including uniformed officers.
The Court of Appeal consequently promoted that choice on October 16, 2026, after dismissing the combined appeals submitted by the commission and LSK, leaving the lower court’s judgment in force.
The judgment likewise led the way for Kanja to authorize the promo of 1,948 policemans on October 19, after the officers had actually finished the needed advertising courses and satisfied the conditions for development.
The most recent Supreme Court relocation comes in the middle of the continuing disagreement over recruitment, visits, promos, transfers and disciplinary control within the authorities service.
IG Douglas Kanja and DIG KPS Eliud Lagat throughout the National Youth Service passing-out parade in Gilgil, Nakuru County, on October 2, 2026.
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