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Masengeli sorry for missing court summons, says he was 'busy'

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Acting Inspector General Gilbert Masengeli. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Acting Inspector General Gilbert Masengeli has urgently applied to the court to overturn his recent conviction and suspend its intended sentences for failing to comply with court orders regarding the disappearance of three men in Kajiado County.

Masengeli contends that his absence from court on September 5 and September 9, 2024, was necessitated by critical security operations in various regions, including responses to militia attacks and other urgent threats.

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