Police Brutality,police violence Stories
In 2017, four years later, the court unconditionally released Ouma and Atelu, finding them not guilty of any wrongdoing. Justice John Mativo ruled tha...
Eleven others have been shortlisted for the Member position, with all interviews set to take place at the commission’s offices on Harambee Avenue.
The Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, chaired by Ndia MP George Kariuki, expressed concern over the allegations, blaming law enf...
The activists want IPOA empowered to arrest rogue officers and oversee other security agencies such as the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), Kenya Forest Se...
According to Erick Okeyo, the former chairperson of the Security Industry Association, no law allows for a DIG to step aside.
According to Owino, most protest-related deaths occurred during politically charged demonstrations, not ordinary police operations.
The two police officers detained over the death of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang had moved to court, calling their continued detention unlawful.
Maraga urged the youth to take charge of their future by actively engaging in the electoral process, emphasising that their participation is crucial i...
The officer, identified as Constable Bernard Koome, was on normal duty alongside his colleague when they spotted a suspicious black motorcycle.
The statements followed widespread outrage after a police officer was captured on video shooting a protester at close range during a demonstration cal...
The leaders accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of unleashing rogue police units and forming Haiti-style militia gangs to suppress dissent.
Opposition leaders have insisted that June 25 be recognised as a symbolic public holiday to honour protesters who were killed.
Kariuki, a young mask vendor, was brutally shot by a police officer during Tuesday's protests—ironically and tragically held to demand justice for Alb...
Lagat recently stepped aside following growing pressure from the opposition and human rights groups over the death of Ojwang’, who had been arrested a...
In a statement on Wednesday, NPS named the officers as Police Constable Klinzy Barasa Masinde (Service No. 119413) and Police Constable Duncan Kiprono...
KNH Acting Chief Executive Officer Dr William Sigilai said the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Centre received 16 patients as a result of Tuesday's...
Governor Johnson Sakaja has unequivocally rejected any association with Tuesday’s goons, condemning their involvement and criminal conduct.
LSK President Faith Odhiambo criticised the police for issuing what she termed a vague and inadequate statement, warning that impunity within the serv...
KNH Chief Executive Officer Dr William Sigilai said Boniface Kariuki was referred to the hospital from a city clinic on Tuesday afternoon after sustai...
Philip Oketch warned that Kenya’s youth would not be silenced by threats or intimidation, vowing that protests would continue until the president leav...
DIG Lagat's potential prosecution comes amid heightened scrutiny of police officers implicated in extrajudicial killings and abuses of power.
The shooting occurred on June 17 as demonstrators marched through the city calling for justice for Albert Ojwang’, another victim of police brutality.
Judiciary Spokesperson Paul Ndemo reiterated that the National Police Service (NPS) bears constitutional responsibility to identify, apprehend, and pr...
A subsequent search of the 22-year-old suspect revealed he was in possession of 21 detonators, 21 packets of a white substance suspected to be ammoniu...
On Monday, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) told the court that Taalam had interfered with crucial evidence related to an ongoing investigati...
This wasn’t a clash between police and protesters. It was a one-sided war, with civilians caught between the state’s tear gas and the thugs’ clubs.
KNCHR largely blamed the violence on police brutality and assaults by hired goons working in coordination with law enforcement.
National Police Service Spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga said the arrest followed a directive issued by Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja.
The Kenyan government, a sitting member of the UN Human Rights Council, now finds itself under fresh scrutiny.
Speaking in the National Assembly during Tuesday’s proceedings, Suba North MP Milly Odhiambo expressed shock upon learning the slain vendor was from h...
