High Court frees Cop Shakur, ex-KDF soldier Patrick Osoi on bail in terrorism case

The two, linked to the Fighting Brutality and Impunity (FBI) group, were released alongside police constable Hiram Kimathi after a defence led by Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino.
The High Court on Friday freed Jackson Kihara, popularly known as Cop Shakur, and former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier Patrick Osoi on cash bail after they were charged with suspected terrorism offences.
Magistrate Richard Koech of the Kahawa Law Courts on Friday, August 8, ordered their release from police custody on a cash bail of Sh50,000 each or a bond of Sh200,000 with a surety of a similar amount. He directed the two to report to the authorities whenever required.
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“Having considered the entire circumstances of this matter, I do allow the consolidated application allowing them a bond of Sh200,000 with a surety of a similar amount, or a cash bail of Sh50,000,” Koech said.
The two, linked to the Fighting Brutality and Impunity (FBI) group, were released alongside police constable Hiram Kimathi after a defence led by Embakasi East Member of Parliament, Babu Owino.
Osoi was arrested on Tuesday, July 29, and charged with terrorism and other felony offences. Cop Shakur was apprehended the following day while attempting to attend court proceedings in support of Osoi.
It remains unclear when Kimathi, an officer known for defying a transfer order after opposing a “shoot order” from his seniors, was taken into custody.
Detectives said the three are under investigation over alleged involvement in subversive activities.
Osoi, who founded the FBI movement, was detained in an operation his communications team described as an “abduction” by heavily armed officers.
The former Special Forces soldier had earlier explained that the movement’s mission was to protect victims of extrajudicial killings and support officers targeted for rejecting illegal orders.
“Having served as a KDF Special Forces soldier, NIS officer, and US Army veteran, I took the solemn initiative of forming the movement dubbed Fighting Brutality and Impunity (FBI),” Osoi stated.
He said the group is made up of former officers dismissed from duty for resisting unlawful commands and siding with protestors during anti-government demonstrations.
“We will fight for every Kenyan mistreated by rogue police, for families of those killed, and for officers neglected by the very system they served. This is a fight for justice,” he asserted.
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