Kenya: Explained: Why Police Wear a Rope-Like Cord on Their Left Shoulder

Police uniforms in Kenya and many parts of the world share a feature resembling a rope on either the right or left shoulder that extends to the breast pocket.

Many might have questioned why the rope must be added to officers’ uniforms and why the feature has also been extended to private security officers.

While many people may assume that the rope is simply part of the police uniform, it serves a practical purpose that is not even about aesthetics.

The cord, known as a whistle lanyard, is…