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More reasons why our police are not ready for the Haiti mission

A screenshot of a confrontation between a traffic police officer and an outraged motorist in Nakuru after the officer allegedly demanded for a bribe.

Recent police conduct lapses cast shadows once more on Kenya's insistence on deploying 1,000 police officers to Haiti as part of the Multinational Security Support Mission.

The United Nations Security Council-approved mission places Kenyan police officers on an international stage at a time when serious questions are being asked on the mental well-being, ethics and discipline of Kenyan police.

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