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IPOA probes alleged police assault on woman in Narok
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Apr 22, 2025

According to preliminary reports, the woman was assaulted in public by a police officer after a dispute over motorbike ownership with another party.

Boniface Mwangi’s lawyers accuse police of cover-up in assault case
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 22, 2025

Senior Counsel Martha Karua, who was present in court in solidarity with Mwangi, termed the charges a blatant cover-up and questioned the role played...

“Assaulted and charged”, Boniface Mwangi recounts harrowing ordeal at the hands of police officers
Amina Wako  |  Apr 21, 2025

Mwangi was released on a Sh5,000 police bond and advised not to publicise the case.

Police assure journalists of safety amid rising cases of harassment, intimidation
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 14, 2025

He added that the service remains committed to fostering a positive relationship with the media and aims to enhance collaboration through consultative...

Eastleigh Voice journalist seeks justice after being assaulted by police outside BBS Mall
Mary Wambui  |  Jan 04, 2025

Shafat, a photographer at The Eastleigh Voice is the latest victim of police brutality that was meted against him on Christmas night outside the Busin...

End criminalisation of protests and respect law, Amnesty tells Kenya's security organs
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 02, 2024

Amnesty stressed the need for the National Police Service (NPS) and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to strictly operate within the confines of the law...

Violence is the Kenyan state's language: 5 strategies it uses to control citizens
The Conversation  |  Jul 01, 2024

This approach is informed by the fact that law enforcement bodies continue to do the bidding of the regime in power, rather than of Kenyan citizens, a...

Police arrest is not abduction, Ruto says as incidents increase
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 30, 2024

Records show that at least 39 people were taken from various locations by people believed to be police officers, held for hours for unknown reasons, a...

Security agencies are independent, my office doesn’t interfere – Ruto
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 30, 2024

The president emphasised that since taking office, he has remained committed to ensuring the National Police Service operates independently.

After conflicting accounts, police report sheds light on Githurai night of terror
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 29, 2024

Social media has been awash with differing casualty figures, with some claiming victims were carried away by officers and that their bodies were not a...

We should all speak against injustices in Kenya - Houghton Irungu
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 24, 2024

While we have one of the best constitutions and some of the best laws in the world, we still do not have equality under the law.

Haki Africa-IPOA project promises stronger fight against torture in Kenya
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 24, 2024

The Access to Justice for Victims of Torture project, funded by the UN, will address torture cases while protecting victims' rights.

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