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Concerns raised over DPP's handling of Baby Pendo's murder case
Mary Wambui  |  May 08, 2025

The rights groups are concerned that the publishing of the witnesses' names seems to have been done deliberately.

Four police officers charged with murder of Baby Pendo, 39 others in 2017 post-poll chaos
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 05, 2025

This case marks the first time that police officers have been charged under the International Crimes Act, a significant step in the pursuit of justice...

Rights groups decry injustice as charges against 8 officers in Baby Pendo case dropped
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 05, 2025

This comes after the ODPP reviewed the case on Monday and approved charges against only four of the accused individuals, with charges against the rema...

Baby Pendo murder case: DPP drops charges against six senior police officers
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 05, 2025

The National Police Service informed the court that Mohammed Baa, who is linked to the brutal killing of Baby Samantha Pendo remains at large, years a...

Baby Pendo murder case: Eleven police officers to be charged with crimes against humanity
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 05, 2025

They are accused of orchestrating or enabling violent police operations that led to the death of Baby Pendo and 39 other civilians during protests tha...

Court dismisses appeal to delay trial of 12 police officers accused of killing Baby Pendo
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 22, 2025

The judges further reminded the suspects that a delay in the trial would affect the quality of justice.

Baby Pendo murder case: Court gives DPP 30 days to review charges, find missing suspect
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jan 30, 2025

Ingonga must liaise with the police to trace retired police officer Mohammed Amin within the duration, to be charged with the murder of the six-year-o...

Trial involving 11 police officers accused of killing Baby Pendo deferred again
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jan 29, 2025

ODPP's Mark Barasa applied to have the plea deferred by 45 days to allow apprehension of Mohammed Baa, who is still at large.

Judiciary vows swift action on Baby Pendo case after protests over delays
Barack Oduor  |  Jan 18, 2025

Nyong’o had called on Koome to urgently intervene in the long-delayed murder case of Baby Samantha Pendo, a six-month-old who was brutally killed duri...

Governor Nyong'o slams delays in baby Pendo murder case, threatens ICC intervention
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 18, 2025

Governor Nyong'o described the ongoing delays in the case as a "blatant violation of human rights."

Plea taking for 12 police officers in Baby Pendo case pushed to January 29 as judge transferred
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 15, 2025

Baby Pendo was reportedly hit on the head by police who stormed her parents' house in Nyalenda slums, Kisumu.

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