Senator Seki Lenku criticised the delays as intentional barriers to denying officers compensation.

This amount was distributed across 937 successful claims out of the 1,756 cases submitted by officers within the service.

Senator William Cheptumo, the Senate Committee chairperson, pledged to ensure justice for injured officers.

Omollo noted that the comprehensive reform plan would require Sh184 billion when factoring in these internal resources.

The officers who had completed a six-month promotional course will be assessed to certain their suitability for the expected mandate.

All interested and qualified applicants have until Wednesday, July 17 at 5 pm to submit their applications.