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Inspector General of Police Hilary Mutyambai has said that about 2000 officers are mentally unfit to work. 

Inspector General of Police Hilary Mutyambai has said that about 2000 officers are mentally unfit to work. 

Addressing the Anglican Bishops and Senior Clergy in Westlands on Tuesday, April 19, Mutyambai noted that the officers were subjected to a medical examination and got a big number who are mentally unfit to work. 

“We have subjected all the officers to medical examination and to our surprise, we got a big number, almost 2,000 officers are unfit to do police work," he stated. 


Mutyambai mentioned that it was not easy to sack someone who you had given a job but some officers had started counseling sessions. 

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“The Police Service has now started the process of managing some of them. To remove someone from work because of medical grounds is not easy. The government has its processes,” he said.

Last year in August, the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) rolled out a nationwide mental assessment of all officers to address rising cases of depression within the service. 

More than 100,000 police officers were expected to undergo mental test in the wake of rising suicide and murder cases.