Graduate police constables have won big after the Labour court ruled on Friday that they should be paid the same as inspectors whether the degree was attained before or after joining the service. Justice Byrum Ongaya faulted the National Police Service, accusing it of acting unreasonably and unfairly in the remuneration of officers. The aggrieved were thousands of officers left out in job group upgrades after submitting university degree certificates to the NPSC. Ordinarily, police constables hired with only O level certificates are in the job group "F", while those with degrees are in job group "J". They are supposed to get a job group upgrade from "F" to "J" together with attendant salaries after the NPSC updates their employment records to reflect the qualifications attained.

Source: The Star May 17, 2019 09:43 UTC