{{In Kenya a man has been charged after allegedly pretending to be an assistant commissioner of police for five years.}}<\/p>\n
Joshua Waiganjo is said to have sacked and recruited police officers in Rift Valley province during this time.<\/p>\n
He denied two counts of impersonating a police office, one of illegal possession of police uniforms and one of robbery with violence.<\/p>\n
He was reportedly uncovered after flying on a police helicopter to investigate a massacre of officers.<\/p>\n
In November, at least 42 police officers were killed by cattle rustlers in the Suguta valley – the most deadly attack on police in the East African nation’s history.<\/p>\n
After pleading not guilty on all four charges, the case was adjourned to allow Mr Waiganjo to seek medical treatment for diabetes, local media report.<\/p>\n
Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe told Nairobi’s Capital FM that Mr Waiganjo had not been paid a salary by the police service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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