Kenya: Courts Give Contradicting Rulings on Sacked Police Officers

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Kenya: Courts Give Contradicting Rulings on Sacked Police Officers

[Nation] Dozens of police officers who challenged their removal from office after failing the integrity test during vetting years ago have split the courts, with judges delivering contradicting decisions in cases that presented similar arguments.

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