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Do whatever you can to end widespread crime, Mr Kanja

By Kidi Mwaga | 1yr ago
Police IG Douglas Kanja. [File, Standard]

Dear Douglas Kanja,

This column should have sent you this open letter soon after your assumption of office as the fifth Inspector General (IG) of National Police Service under the post 2010 constitutional order. But to quote Paul's letter to Philippians, we lacked opportunity.

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