Latest News on Kenya Prisons Recruitment (May 2025)
Do you wish to apply or maybe already applied for Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) jobs and currently wish to know the latest news on Kenya Prisons recruitment 2025/2026? We have disclosed all the important updates concerning KPS job application process.
When it nears the time for Kenya prison recruitment, there is no doubt that different information is distributed from one means to another, be it fake or real, hence you have to be careful with the way you handle information.
However, if you are already curious about the latest news on Kenya Prisons recruitment 2025, ensure you carefully read this article till the end.
Latest News on Kenya Prisons Recruitment 2025/2026
The latest news on Kenya Prisons Recruitment is that the management has announced that the 2025/2026 recruitment exercise will hold although the exact date for the commencement has not yet been disclosed. Candidates are to keep close contact with the recruitment portal.
Next Kenya Prisons Recruitment 2025?
The next Kenya Prisons recruitment is scheduled to start on Monday, 7th April 2025. Prospective applicants are visit the online recruitment portal www.prisons.go.ke to explore available vacancies and submit application.
Requirements for Kenya Prisons Recruitment 2025
Although each year, the procedures, requirements, and documents remain the same for the Kenya Prisons Recruitment exercise, below are the considered requirements you should prepare before applying for a role next year –
- You must be a Kenyan citizen.
- You must be between the ages of 18 – 28 years for secondary school leavers.
- You must have a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) minimum grade of D+ and above or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- You must be physically and medically fit.
- You must be at least 5 feet 4 inches tall for men and 5 feet 2 inches tall for women.
- You must have good hearing and clear vision.
- As a female candidate, you must not be pregnant at the time of recruitment and during training (excuses will not be accepted).
- You must have no criminal record.
What You Must Note as Prospect Applicant
Well, it does not just end at arranging the above requirements, to be the ideal person for the applied role, you must ensure that you can handle the following tasks;
- You are to abstain from all forms of Bribery and corruption.
- For all your submitted documents such as identification cards, birth certificates, KRA PIN certificates, academic certificates and other testimonials, you are to bring their original copies on the recruitment date.
- You must be willing to undergo an intensive Government-sponsored paramilitary initial training course (professional) lasting not less than nine (9) months.
- You must undertake a Self-Sponsored Certificate or Diploma course in Security and Correctional Science offered by Kenyatta University at a cost to be determined by the university while undergoing professional training as a recruit.
- Since the exercise program will be free, you are not expected to pay any money to anyone.
- Any form of falsified fake academic certificates, or identity cards or engaging in any acts that amount to corruption, the involved person will be arrested and prosecuted according to the constitution.
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Kenya Prisons Recruitment Vacancies & Ranks 2025
Since you are preparing beforehand, you should know about the vacancy that is available in the Kenyan Prisons Service. Below are the departments and the available vacant:
1. Professional Cadet Officers
- Medical Officers (Assistant Superintendent of Prisons)
- Psychiatrists (Assistant Superintendent of Prisons)
- Pharmacists (Assistant Superintendent of Prisons)
- Dentists (Assistant Superintendent of Prisons)
- Architects (Assistant Superintendent of Prisons)
- Physical Planners (Chief Inspector of Prisons)
- Civil Engineers (Chief Inspector of Prisons)
- Quantity Surveyors (Chief Inspector of Prisons)
- Counselling Psychologists/Sociologists (Inspector of Prisons)
2. Medical Technicians (Various Cadres)
- Registered Clinical Officers (Sergeant)
- Nursing Officers (Sergeant)
- Medical Laboratory Technologists (Sergeant)
- Pharmaceutical Technologists (Sergeant)
- Public Health Officers (Sergeant)
- Community Oral Health Officers (Sergeant)
- Dental Technology Officers (Sergeant)
- Radiographers (Sergeant)
- Orthopedic Officers (Sergeant)
- Occupational Therapy Officers (Sergeant)
- Physiotherapy Officers (Sergeant)
3. Artisans
- Interior Designers (Sergeant)
- Water/Borehole Technicians (Sergeant)
- Carpenters (Corporal)
- Upholsterers (Corporal)
- Polishers (Corporal)
- Wood Machinists (Corporal)
- Painters and Decorators (Corporal)
- Welders (Corporal)
- Tailors (Corporal)
- Hair Dressers (Corporal)
- Graphic & Product Designers (Corporal)
- Leather Tanners (Corporal)
- Biogas Technicians (Corporal)
- Masons (Corporal)
- Plumbers (Corporal)
- Electrician Technicians – Grade I, II (Corporal)
- Solar Technicians (Corporal)
4. Technicians
- Animal Health Officers (Corporal)
- Horticultural Officers (Corporal)
- Agricultural Officers (Corporal)
- Motor Vehicle Electricians (Corporal)
- Motor Vehicle Body Welders & Fabricators (Corporal)
Kenya Prisons Recruitment 2025 Deadline
The application deadline for Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) jobs is Wednesday, 30th April 2025 at 5:00pm. To qualify for the next phase of this recruitment exercise, ensure you submit your application on or before the set closing date.
Conclusion
The latest news on Kenya Prisons recruitment 2025 is that the recruitment exercise has not officially commenced for this year. We’re awaiting update from the KPS as to when the jobs portal will be open for application.
While awaiting this, it is necessary you put together all relevant documents together and get prepared early so there will be no excuses once the process begins.
