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Split police, give APs old roles to rein in insecurity, Kindiki says

Interior CS Kithure Kindiki inspects a guard of honour at Administration Police Training College (APTC), Embakasi, on November 25, 2022. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

The Ministry of Interior wants the Administration Police given back their traditional roles, citing a surge in crime.

Exclusive documents obtained by The Standard raise alarm over heightened security threats and sluggish responses to criminal activities after the merger of police units into one service.

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