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I do not give my wife money and she is okay with it, officer tells vetting panel

John Koskei Maritim, a police constable at Naivasha Highway Patrol Unit, during the vetting yesterday. The officer told the panel he only provides his wife with necessities. [PHOTO: MERCY KAHENDA/Standard]

A traffic officer amused the police vetting panel by claiming his culture does not allow him to give his wife money.

Constable John Maritim told the vetting panel chaired by National Police Service Commission Chairman Johnson Kavuludi that he only provides necessities for his wife and not cash.

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