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Report: 78 per cent of officers lack decent housing

Police recruits during rehearsal ahead passing-out parade at the Kenya Police College, Kiganjo Main campus in Nyeri County on August 25, 2026. [Mose Sammy, Standard]

The country expects its police officers to respond to danger at any hour, protect lives and property, confront criminals and remain available when disaster strikes yet thousands of them cannot find decent housing close to their workplaces.

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