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Kanja said the initiative comes at a critical moment when the Service is grappling with attrition and other challenges affecting personnel capacity.
The air was heavy with the smell of decay, yellow tape hung loosely from tree trunks marking exhumation sites, and exhausted officers trudged through...
Legislators voiced frustration that Kanja’s continued deferrals had stalled critical oversight of police reforms, including unresolved issues surround...
According to HRW, on the evening of August 23, a group of six men, believed to be plain-clothes officers, parked three vehicles at a local police stat...
Speaking in Mombasa during the ongoing police accountability workshop for journalists, the IPOA boss acknowledged that his appearance at the briefing...
Kanja also challenged the Judiciary to ensure that court orders remain reasonable and aligned with the public interest.
IG Kanja stressed that “no one is above the law” and action would only be taken if Gachagua or his supporters violated the law.
Through lawyer Stephen Musili, the petitioners allege that more than 80 people were killed and several others abducted during the 2024–2025 protests....
The last recruitment was conducted in 2022, with officers graduating the following year. During the three-year pause, many officers left the service t...
The court found no concrete proof that police have followed this order during recent demonstrations.
Reuben Kigame is seeking a declaration that the desecration of bodies and public display of police brutality during the peaceful public protests amoun...
Giving an example of the burning of Kikuyu law courts, DPP Renson Ingonga said any act destroying a government installation is an act of terrorism.
Leley explained that Sections 88 and 89 of the NPSC Act outline disciplinary offences applicable to members of the National Police Service (NPS), alon...
The petitioners want the High Court to declare their prosecution unconstitutional arguing that the state is misusing anti-terrorism laws to target gov...
According to the directive, a police officer is not permitted to discharge a firearm at a person unless the officer has reasonable grounds to believe...
Justice Chacha Mwita, while issuing directions on Monday, ruled that Lagat be given a fair hearing before any interim orders can be issued.
Lagat’s return comes after more than two weeks of intense public scrutiny and legal uncertainty following the death of Albert Ojwang, who was arrested...
The order, published in a gazette notice dated July 10, 2025, takes effect immediately and applies to 13 localities under the ongoing security operati...
The alliance condemned the June 25 crackdown on protesters, slamming the three government officials for failing to prevent widespread human rights vio...
The DCI has denied arresting or detaining Ndiangui Kinyagia and dismissed claims that he is being held incommunicado as malicious, unfounded, and base...
The application was filed after Kiangui's whereabouts remained unknown for over a week, raising concerns over possible enforced disappearance.
LSK warned that any police officer who acts on the shoot-to-kill order allegedly alluded to by Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen would be held personally...
David Maraga claimed that the withdrawal came abruptly, despite his legal entitlement to police protection as a retired Chief Justice under the Retire...
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja warned that any attempt to breach the security of protected areas would be met with firm and lawful resistan...
The groups are calling on authorities to act urgently to prevent violence and safeguard the constitutional right to peaceful protest.
Kongamano La Mapinduzi National Spokesperson Oyoo Sungu said that their quest for justice in the country will not falter.
According to Erick Okeyo, the former chairperson of the Security Industry Association, no law allows for a DIG to step aside.
Lagat recently stepped aside following growing pressure from the opposition and human rights groups over the death of Ojwang’, who had been arrested a...
National Police Service Spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga said the arrest followed a directive issued by Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja.
However, an open-source investigation of Ojwang’s social media activity did not find any posts linking his X account to the defamatory hashtag. On the...
