The National Police Service (NPS) has issued a firm warning to all officers against the reckless use of guns during the upcoming nationwide protests scheduled for Wednesday, June 25. The caution comes after a hawker, Boniface Kariuki, was shot in the head during protests along Mondlane Street in Nairobi last week. The incident sparked public […]
Magistrate Temu is heard telling Mwangi: “Why do you want these guys (police) to kill you? You know we train them to kill people, not animals. By the time you convince them you’re not a bird, you’re dead… Think about your family. Forget about Kenya. Kenya will take care of itself.”
He claims that during the altercation, Constable Ouko attempted to discharge his weapon but was prevented by one of Mwangi’s colleagues.
Interior CS Kithure Kindiki has issued a caution to police officers, urging them to refrain from using excessive force when dealing with peaceful demonstrators. Speaking at a security baraza with residents in Tharaka Nithi, Kindiki emphasized that the use of brutal force by a few officers in such situations will not be tolerated. Recently, […]
Juja-based JKUAT students have been demonstrating for a better part of the day and the State deployed anti-riot teams to ‘calm down’ the situation. Students were demonstrating against increased insecurity in and around the institution. An amateur video recorded in Juja exhibits a few tricks and merciless ‘techniques’ our forces graduated with after a year-plus […]
Following days of the relentless search for the missing lawyer Willie Kimani, his client and a taxi driver, our worst fears were confirmed when their bodies were found decomposing in Oldonyo Sabuk river. Lawyer Willie Kimani and his client Josephat Mwendwa had filed a complaint alleging that Mwendwa had been shot and injured by police […]
