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A statement by the police on last week's State fiasco in Nakuru vindicates Rigathi Gachagua's claim that messaging across government departments is done from a central point. It is preposterous for the police high command to condemn excessive use of force by police officers who tear-gassed Butere Girls students in Nakuru and arrested former Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala over the controversial 'Echoes of war' play.
The police, like the military, is a disciplined service under a hierarchical command system. Orders cascade down, and it is inconceivable that junior officers can act without explicit orders from above.
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