MINISTRY OF INTERIOR & CO-ORDINATION

OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
State Department for Correctional Services

KENYA PRISONS SERVICE

RECRUITMENT OF GENERAL CADET OFFICERS AND TECHNICIANS
INTO THE KENYA PRISONS SERVICE (MALE & FEMALE)
The Kenya Prisons Service wishes to announce to the general public vacancies for general cadet officers and
technicians.
Prospective candidates wishing to apply must satisfy the general conditions and requirements given below;
• Must be a Kenyan citizen;
• Be between the ages of 18-28 years for diploma/certificate holders; OR
• Be between the ages of 18-30 years for degree holders;
• Be at least 5 feet 4 inches tall for men and 5 feet 2 inches tall for women;
• Be physically and medically fit;
• Must have good hearing and clear vision;
• Have no criminal record;
• Female candidates MUST not be pregnant at the time of recruitment and during the entire training
period.
On recruitment, candidates will undergo an intensive Government sponsored para-military initial training course
lasting not less than nine (9) months for technicians and (13) months for general cadets officers.

The recruitment exercise will be absolutely FREE. Bribery and other acts of corruption are unlawful. Any person
presenting themselves for recruitment with falsified or fake academic/professional certificates, identity cards, or
engaging in any acts that amount to corruption SHALL be disqualified, arrested and prosecuted.

Members of the public are warned that recruitment will only be conducted at the listed recruitment centre and
on the day as indicated. Any person therefore purporting to be issuing calling letters away from the recruitment
centre should be treated as a criminal.

Prospective candidates MUST carry their original identification card, birth certificate, KRA PIN certificate, academ-
ic certificates and other testimonials on the day of interviews.

ACADEMIC/TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
a) General Cadet Officers: Candidates must possess a relevant undergraduate degree from a recognized
institution of higher learning;
b) Technicians: Candidates must possess a minimum mean grade of D+ at KCSE or equivalent qualification
from a recognized institution and/or possess a relevant diploma/certificate from a recognized institution
and registered with the relevant bodies where applicable.

GENERAL CADETS

S/ SPECIALISTS S/ SPECIALISTS
NO NO
1. Engineers 14. Disaster Management Officers
2. Quantity Surveyors 15. Psychologists
3. Architects 16. Criminologists
4. Medical Doctors (Psychiatrists, General 17. Security Management Officers
Physicians)
18. Forensic Investigators
5. Accounts/Finance Officers
19. Sociologists
6. Procurement Officers
20. Gender Development Officers
7. Actuarial Scientists
21. Project Planning Management Officers
8. Statistics Officers
22. Civil Engineers
9. Agronomists
23. Library and Information Management
10. Researchers Officers
11. Lawyers 24. Clothing Textile/Interior Decor
12. Community Development Officers 25. Hospitality Management Officers
13. Public Administration and Management 26. Business Management Officers
Officers
27. Sports Management Officers

Any other degree relevant to correctional work.

N/B: The entry level for all general cadet officers is at INSPECTORATE LEVEL.

TECHNICIANS
S/NO SPECIALISTS
1. Clinical Officers
2. Bandsmen/women

Interested and qualified persons are requested to make their applications by filling the PSC.2 (REVISED 2016)
application form which can be downloaded from (http://www.publicservice.go.ke) and attach clear photo-
copies of relevant academic/professional certificates and their National Identification cards (ID).

Completed applications should be addressed to:

THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF PRISONS
PRISONS HEADQUARTERS
P.O.BOX 30175-00100
NAIROBI

The Completed Applications should be deposited at the:
PRISONS STAFF TRAINING COLLEGE-RUIRU
WHICH IS SITUATED ALONG THE RUIRU-KIAMBU ROAD,
OFF THE EASTERN BY-PASS

So as to reach: ON or BEFORE, 13TH JANUARY, 2020.

Wycliffe O. Ogallo, EBS
COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF PRISONS