Yesterday, on December 12, 2025, Detectives arrested four suspects in connection with a scheme that targeted job seekers using fake National Police Service (NPS) recruitment letters and led to the recovery of Ksh700,000 in cash.
The arrests were made by detectives from Kamukunji Police Station following complaints from victims during the recently concluded NPS recruitment exercise.
Police said the suspects posed as individuals with influence over the recruitment process and demanded cash payments from applicants.
In one reported case, a victim lost Ksh450,000 after being promised recruitment for a relative.
According to the police, one suspect claimed that they would 'open doors' for the victims and provide them with official NPS docket numbers within Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD).
"The suspect, had promised to deliver an official docket number in Nairobi’s CBD. However, before he disappeared into thin air, detectives laid a trap for him, arresting him with a forged docket number," they stated.
Detectives laid a trap and arrested the suspect while he was in possession of a forged docket number.
The arrest led to another operation in Ngara, where police uncovered a racket selling fake NPS calling letters.
At the scene, officers found ten youths who claimed to have paid between Ksh600,000 and Ksh700,000 for letters supposedly offering them a place at the NPS Main Campus in Kiganjo.
Detectives searching a vehicle linked to the suspects recovered Ksh700,000 in cash and ten fake NPS admission letters. The police said that at least four suspects were being held in custody while the investigation continued ahead of their arraignment.
These arrests follow earlier cases involving similar offences relating to fake NPS recruitment letters.
In a previous incident, an economist employed by the government was arrested in Thika for allegedly forging a letter supposedly endorsed by a senior government official to influence police recruitment.
In December 2025, two women were arrested in Nairobi’s Central Business District in the Kencom area for selling fake NPS calling letters.
Police recovered Ksh330,200 in cash from the suspects, believed to be proceeds of the scheme.
Investigators said the cases followed a pattern where suspects demanded payments ranging between Ksh450,000 and Ksh700,000 in exchange for fake recruitment documents.
The DCI warned Kenyans against fraudsters selling fake NPS recruitment slots, stressing that police recruitment is free, fair, and merit-based. The public is urged not to pay bribes and to report scammers to authorities.
