Kenya's Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has intervened in a dispute between the National Police Service (NPS) and the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) over authority concerning police payroll management and recruitment. The NPS insists it has the mandate to manage police officers, while the NPSC maintains that these responsibilities are constitutionally theirs. This power struggle threatens the planned recruitment of 10,000 new police officers scheduled for September 2025. Murkomen has convened a meeting with senior officials from both bodies to resolve the impasse and affirmed that a balance will be struck regarding their roles in recruitment and payroll. Additionally, Murkomen warned that police and civil servants opposing the government risk dismissal and announced that all police officers who are still constables and above 50 years old will be promoted automatically. The Interior CS also highlighted concerns about police living conditions and identified drugs and gangs as Kenya's top security threats. Separately, five Kenyans have sued Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja and the NPSC over alleged inaction on subordinate officers accused of abducting and killing peaceful protestors. Other issues include family disputes over police custody deaths and delays in DNA investigations related to bodies recovered from Shakahola, with some remains reportedly decomposing due to families not claiming them.