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Gagging police officers belongs to bygone era

The determination by some Government institutions to ride roughshod over the media and ensure journalists do not get first-hand information from sources on the ground has received a boost from the latest declaration by Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo that he is the de facto spokesman of the Police Service.

Mr Kimaiyo has ordered that no County or Divisional police head speaks to members of the press on any criminal matter.

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