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VIP guards ill-trained and misused by their bosses; Kibaki’s advisor say

NYERI: Almost all bodyguards on VIP protection are not trained and most are doing briefs they are not supposed to handle, a former national security adviser has warned.

Essau Kioni who advised former President Mwai Kibaki blamed VIPs seeking the services of armed police guard of not taking the service seriously. He spoke in wake of Saturday morning fatal shooting of Kikuyu MP George Muchai, his two bodyguards and a driver in a Nairobi city street.

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