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I saw traffic officers extort bribes, President tells top police bosses

President Uhuru Kenyatta is received by National Police Service Commission chairman Johnston Kavuludi and Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinett at the CID Training School in Nairobi South C yesterday.

During his long working holiday in Mombasa, President Uhuru Kenyatta came face to face with corrupt police officers. Two traffic police officers, he says, blocked his motorcade to extort money from passengers and motorists.

Addressing top officers of the National Police Service in Nairobi yesterday, the President narrated his encounter with the two officers:

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