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From Constable to Corporal: Prison warden lands promotion after reciting poem for Kindiki

Interior CS Kithure Kindiki hands a swagger to Kibuchi Kariuki after he was promoted from a constale to a corporal. [Jane Mugambi, Standard]

When Interior Cabinet Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki visited the Gathigiriri prison in Mwea on Monday, one officer took him by surprise.

Kibuchi Kariuki, a police constable from Gichugu constituency performed a touching poem detailing the hardships a prison warden goes through to execute their duties.

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