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Doing investigative stories is not a crime as DCI claims

Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]

The negative reaction by the National Police Service to the Citizen TV’s #SilahaMtaani investigative documentary into criminal use of police guns, uniforms and handcuffs was highly regrettable. The incident has proliferated into a public relations disaster as Kenyans, elected representatives, media and human rights organisations are now raising free media concerns, days before World Press Freedom Day on May 3rd . How could this have been handled differently?

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