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The Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja briefing the press following Albert Omondi Ojwang's death in police custody at Central Police station, Nairobi on Monday, June 9, 2025. [File, Standard]
The altercation between the NationalPoliceService (NPS) and the NationalPoliceService Commission (NPSC) over the recruitment of 10,000policeofficers has exposed costly power struggles at the heart of the security sector.
At a time when Kenya is grappling with a resurgence of illegal groups and fast fast-approaching high-stakes General Election, thewranglingbetween thepolicehierarchy and the civilian arm of the commission could not be more ill-timed or more dangerous.
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