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How emergency company became dreaded General Service Unit (GSU)

GSU officers at a past parade [Photo: Pius Cheruiyot]

The Administration Police (AP) were called in droves to contain the masses during the visit of President Barack Obama to his ancestral home of Kogelo, Siaya County.

It is curious how the AP has grown from the colonial era when they were fleshed from the Tribal Police.

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