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At this rate, chiefs will start asking for pens to write official letters

Chiefs

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen speaks during the launch of the induction, paralegal and security management training for chiefs and assistant chiefs at the National Police College, Embakasi A, in Nairobi on August 15, 2025.

Photo credit: Bonface Bogita | Nation Media Group

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State services • Now that Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen is justifying the public fuelling of police motor vehicles to get help when in distress, Charles Wakaba Kamanga is worried this could get out of hand. Says he: “Chiefs will also start asking for pens to write official letters. And it could bring to an end government services as we know them today.” His contact is [email protected].

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