Africa

Fake police officer shocks Kenya

Impersonation discovery threatens to compromise investigation into largest ever loss of lives in the force.
Last Modified: 09 Jan 2013 16:08

An investigation into Kenya's largest ever loss of police lives may be compromised because one of the men involved lied about who he was.

Joshua Waiganjo has been arrested for impersonating a police officer for years before being discovered.

Al Jazeera's Imran Khan explains.

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