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Opinion: Are mandatory medicals necessary before police hiring?

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Yes, many untimely deaths have been witnessed in most recruitment exercises and should not be taken for granted.

 The recent death witnessed in Webuye East, Bungoma County, after a 27-year-old woman recruit collapsed while participating in a the physical exercise should send a strong message to the disciplined forces that it is timely for them to conduct mandatory medicals before recruitment.

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