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Community Police Officers' Role in Reducing Truancy in Coast Region

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  • The achievement follows a monitoring operation conducted by Community Police Officers (Police Kata) across several schools in the region in July 2026 to identify students who had dropped out or were persistently absent.
  • Speaking to journalists at his office on August 5, 2026, Coast Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Salim Morcase, said follow-up visits to the families of the affected students revealed.
  • KIBAHA: POLICE in Coast Regional have successfully returned 114 students to school from 573 identified Primary and Secondary school students who had stopped attending classes for various reasons.
  • Through Community Police Officers, the Coast Regional Police Force has successfully returned 114 students to school.

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One of the parents, Musa Ndizu, commended the Police Force, through its Community Police Officers, for its efforts to curb truancy by closely following up with absentee students and working together with teachers and parents to ensure they return to the classroom.

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