Police Brutality Stories
According to Hussein, the implementation of the Constitution promulgated in August 2010 has been fraught with challenges, as the state has consistentl...
KHRC proposed that the mandate be given to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPO...
Family spokesperson Julius Ngugi said the post-mortem findings did not align with what they observed when they viewed the body.
He was shocked to learn he had carried it for more than 400 days, contrary to Kenyatta National Hospital’s claim that fragments had been removed durin...
The annual report notes that in response to nationwide protests in June and July, authorities committed numerous abuses, and took steps to identify an...
Mukomen said daily cell inspections are now conducted by senior officers to ensure the safety, cleanliness and welfare of detainees with all observati...
Through lawyer Stephen Musili, the petitioners allege that more than 80 people were killed and several others abducted during the 2024–2025 protests....
According to the officer, Mwangi allegedly “sneaked” into the police station, entered one office, then moved into another, locked himself inside, and...
Haki Africa Executive Director Yusuf Abubakar described the compensation plan as a positive first step but said it would be meaningless without holdin...
Rex Masai’s name came to symbolise martyrdom; he was the first casualty of a brutal crackdown on peaceful protests against the 2024 Finance Bill, an e...
The framework aims to bring accountability and offer redress to both civilians and security officers affected during these demonstrations.
Vocal Africa, a civil rights advocacy group, stated that the police force has become a symbol of impunity and should be replaced by a devolved structu...
Kimathi is said to have emerged voluntarily, after which he was handcuffed and escorted into a police vehicle before being driven away to an undisclos...
LSK President Faith Odhiambo criticised IPOA for lacking transparency and only acting when pressured, saying it has become part of a justice system th...
LSK President Faith Odhiambo said the police are now openly deciding who can assemble and who cannot, an act she termed a blatant violation of Article...
The victim, then aged 21, had an altercation with the constables in Mbururu town on October 4, 2020, during which members of the public intervened to...
Murkomen faulted IPOA for appearing to side with narratives that overlook the actions of violent groups during the unrest.
IPOA documented 65 fatalities, injury of 342 civilians and 171 police officers, destruction of public and private property, looting and vandalism of b...
Sifuna explained that the MOU with Ruto was intended to achieve two key objectives: ending violence against ODM supporters and safeguarding Kenya’s de...
Two police officers attached to Central Police Station took the stand but struggled to explain discrepancies over the issuance of weapons on the day M...
Ekisa highlighted the lack of cooperation from local business owners, many of whom refused to provide CCTV footage, further hampering the investigatio...
James Wambugu, the last-born child of a Directorate of Criminal Investigations officer, was shot on July 7 in Likii Estate, Nanyuki, after skipping sc...
The Law Society of Kenya, the Independent Medico-Legal Unit, and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority have urged for timely, transparent postm...
A postmortem conducted at the Naivasha Sub-County Hospital mortuary on Wednesday confirmed that he was shot from behind, with the bullet exiting throu...
The deaths of Wangui and Wambugu have heightened tensions in Nanyuki, with youth threatening to storm the police station in protest over the handling...
EX-CJ David Maraga described the police response on protesters as “shocking” and “devastating”, accusing the government of ignoring its own promises o...
NCAJ, chaired by Chief Justice Martha Koome, expressed deep concern over reports of organised groups inciting violence, looting and destroying propert...
Standing alongside her husband and close relatives, Njoki's mother said the family would carry a lifetime of “maybes” and unanswered questions, often...
CS Kipchumba Murkomen stressed that police officers in undercover or emergency operations are still expected to operate within legal boundaries and th...
