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SSU disbanding: Is this why there is a resurgence of crime in Nairobi?

Police and members of the public move in to clear a section of the Naivasha-Kirima road which had been closed off by residents to protest a rise in cases of crime. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

Friction between the National Police Service and the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) is being blamed for the recent escalation of crime in Nairobi, especially in the Central Business District.

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