| Updated Sat, May 13th 2017 at 18:30 GMT +3Police recruitment exercise in Kisumu. (Photo: Courtesy)The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has raised concern on the continuous overemphasis on physical fitness as the primary criteria in joining the police force. The commission says the trend has for long not only disadvantaged women from joining the force but also disregarded academic qualifications. Ms Mbogori said it is a high time certain measures are put in the police recruitment requirements and made specific to university graduates. And recruiting one female against 18 male is below the required two thirds gender rule," said Mbogori.

Source: Standard Digital May 13, 2017 15:22 UTC