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Police in Kenya coast protecting drug traffickers, KNCHR told

Security officers have been accused of contributing to the rise in drug abuse at the coast.

Yesterday, residents of Lamu town, Mpeketoni and Pate Island told the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) that drug lords use boats and collude with police to facilitate the illicit trade.

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