Police job seeker frustrated after 8-year struggle, disqualified over height

Season after season, 27-year-old Idris Kiprop has shown up determined, optimistic, and fully prepared for police recruitment in Baringo. He has turned up eight times, unrelenting in his pursuit, and has been turned away eight times. Each time the answer has been the same: no. The reason has been similar: height. One Monday, the 17th of November 2025, during the police recruitment exercise in Baringo, his frustration at the missed opportunities could no longer be contained, and he spoke up against what he perceived as being denied an opportunity to take up a career he really wanted.