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Blatant defiance: Uniform scandal that is eroding police discipline

Police officers disperse protestors in Kisii town, on June 25, 2025. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] 

The continued use of jungle-green camouflage uniforms by the Kenya Police during routine patrols and urban crowd control, such as during street protests, constitutes a breach of protocol and a blatant display of indiscipline that contravenes police regulations.

This rarely addressed misconduct starkly violates the National Police Service Standing Orders, a set of official guidelines designed to govern the structure, conduct, discipline, and operations of police officers in Kenya.

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