YOUTHS with minimum university entry grades of C+ and above and those with KCSE results slips were turned away yesterday at the Kenya Prisons recruitment in Bukhungu Stadium, Lurambi, Kakamega county. Many of the youths turned up in large numbers after failing to join the National Police Service two weeks ago.
Sixty recruits were selected from Kakamega county – 48 men and 12 women.
Recruiting officer George Njoroge said many failed to secure a chance in the service because of the age limits, failing to produce the original academic certificates and national identity cards, and having high KCSE grades of C+ and above.
It’s a funny country this one. In almost all other fields we insist on merit but on security which is perhaps the most important job, we throw merit out of the window.
And Kenyans act surprised when a bunch of four alshabaabs(graduates) butchers more than 100 citizens,holding hostage a campus for more than four hours???