Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen presided over the graduation of 705 new recruits Nothern Police Reservists (NPRs )at the Magado Field Training Camp in Meru County.
All seventeen National Police Reserve Recruit Course (1/2026) recruits went through the eight week course (from 18 August to 23 September). This is the first time that recruits from different counties, form the same cohort of the National Police Reserve recruits, have gone through united training under one standardised programme at a single police training centre.
The graduates were drawn from 10 counties: Laikipia, Samburu, Baringo, Turkana, Garissa, Isiolo, West Pokot, Meru, Marsabit, and Kitui.
CS Murkomen congratulated the recruits for undergoing the rigorous training and cautioned them against misusing the state firearms and power. He said no indiscipline in government and assured them responsibility in discharging his responsibilities.
Inspector General of Police Kanja appealed to the graduands to always remember that the uniform carried a notion of public trust and appealed for an apolitical professional, citizens’ security.
Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat said that joint training would enable tge service to respond better to security concerns that cut across county borders. ‘
The one-month programme included instruction on firearm safety, responsiveness to commands, field stability, behavior norms, responsibility, and coordination, giving the reservists basic skills to undertake subsequent security tasks.