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Lootenants’ robbed army’s pride and watered down lieutenancy

BY FERDINAND MWONGELA

So a couple of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers have been sacked and jailed over stealing goods during the Westgate siege. But previously KDF chiefs had claimed there was no looting. Stealing must be a lesser evil then, who would want to be caught looting when they can steal?

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