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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has tonight issued fresh directives to police officers on the use of force and firearms, particularly during public protests.Unveiling a new policy directive, Murkomen urged law enforcement to exercise maximum restraint and to resort to firearms only as a last option. He stressed that any use of lethal force must strictly adhere to legal standards and be proportionate to the threat posed.Speaking in Maralal, Samburu County during Jukwa La Usalama forum, Murkomen emphasized that force must never be used as a form of extrajudicial punishment.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen releases new guidelines on use of firearms by police
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