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Ruto plans military reinforcements for Rift Valley

Kenyan president William Ruto during a ceremony in honour of the military officers killed in a helicopter crash in Nairobi, on 20 April, 2024. © Luis Tato/AFP

The president's security advisers have convinced him to give the army more latitude in combating militias in the North Rift region - at the expense of the police, whose collaboration with the military is proving problematic. [...]

Published on 29.04.2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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