The viral job poster inviting Kenyans to apply for 5,000 positions as police constables is fake, the National Police Service (NPS), headed by the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, has warned.

Taking to its official X page, the NPS flagged the post, which was inviting Kenyans for recruitment in 50 different regions across the country, including Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi, Tana River, Garissa, Taita Taveta, Wajir and Mandera Counties. ''Purported recruitment into the National Police Service,'' the NPS warned in the post that had been flagged as fake.

According to the fake post, Kenyan citizens with valid identification cards were asked to provide their official documents and apply for the job.

Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja speaking at a meeting at the Administration Police College in Embakasi on Monday, February 17.