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I am being sacrificed, says interdicted Mpeketoni cop

Mpeketoni, Kenya: A top cop who was interdicted for failing to stop the Mpeketoni killings has spoken out for the first time, just days after an investigative report revealed he was frustrated by his bosses, his orders were disobeyed, and he was pulled out of an active operation and sent home.

Leonard Omollo, who was the County Commander for the Kenya Police in Lamu County, told The Standard on Sunday about the humiliating phone call from his daughter telling him his 33-year career was no more.

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