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President William Ruto with Deputy Inspector General of Police inspecting Guard of Honour during the 49th General Service Unit Passing out Parade, Embakasi, Nairobi County. [PCS]

From success in keeping terrorists out of the cities and towns to his zero reference to March demonstration deaths, President William Ruto's first State of national security report was a mixed bag of fortunes.

Presented in the context of a politically polarised election year, the Annual Report to Parliament on the State of National Security offers a sneak preview into the level of the president's appreciation of complex national security issues and how he's handling them.

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