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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has announced a nationwide crackdown on rogue boda boda riders, directing police to arrest criminals operating within the sector. Concurrently, the police service faces a legal challenge as a public interest group has moved to court to halt the recruitment of 10,000 police officers. The challenge is due to an ongoing dispute over who controls the National Police Service (NPS) payroll. In a separate issue, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has vehemently denied recent allegations of spying on citizens' phones, labeling claims in a Daily Nation article as "false and sensational."
A public interest group has moved to court to halt the recruitment of 10,000 police officers in Kenya due to an ongoing dispute over the management of the National Police Service (NPS) payroll. They argue that proceeding with recruitment would complicate the legal challenge concerning whether the Inspector General of Police or the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) controls the payroll system.
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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has vehemently denied recent allegations of spying on citizens' phones, labeling the claims as "false and sensational." These denials come in response to an article published by the Daily Nation, which accused the DCI of planting spy software on Activist Bryan Adagala's mobile phone.
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced a nationwide crackdown on rogue boda boda riders, aiming to dismantle criminal groups operating within the sector. Speaking on Friday, September 12, in Kisii County, Murkomen directed police to arrest criminals using boda bodas and ensure full compliance with licensing laws.
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