Dispute between police chiefs and oversight body throws recruitment into disarray

Plans to hire 10,000 new police officers next month have been thrown into jeopardy following a deepening rift between the National Police Service and its oversight agency, the National Police Service Commission.

The latest impasse revolves around a decision by NPSC to gazette the controversial regulations, which have sparked outrage among police leadership and key parliamentary agencies, casting doubt on whether the recruitment will proceed as scheduled.