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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...
The group says 2024 saw a sharp increase in state-linked killings and disappearances, with 159 cases documented, including 104 extrajudicial killings...
According to LSK, thousands of Kenyans took to the streets in 23 counties to demand justice and government accountability, exercising their rights to...
NCIC urged all participants to exercise their right to assemble and demonstrate responsibly, warning against any form of violence or incitement.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), led by Senior Assistant DPP Duncan Ondimu, submitted that the accused are facing a possible death penalty,...
Basic items like a charged phone, a power bank, national ID, water bottle, and light snacks can make a significant difference during long marches or i...
Angry Kenyans took to social media platforms on Tuesday, criticising the President’s stance, accusing him of choosing state power over citizen rights.
IJM Executive Director Vincent Chahale said it is important to draw the attention of Kenyans to the countless cases that remain unresolved, causing im...
Days ahead of the first anniversary in Kenya of the Gen Z-led anti-government protests that resulted in at least 60 deaths and displays of police brut...
The statement further denied claims that Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eliud Lagat, who was summoned to appear before the Authority on Thursday,...
Lawyer Danstan Omari told Milimani Principal Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi that since the complaint was raised, Talaam’s phone had stopped sending suspici...
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 officers are required to appear before IAU director at the IAU headquarters, situated at KCB Towers in Upper Hill, to explain their role in the ar...
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...
DIG Lagat's potential prosecution comes amid heightened scrutiny of police officers implicated in extrajudicial killings and abuses of power.
On Monday, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) told the court that Taalam had interfered with crucial evidence related to an ongoing investigati...
The two officers appeared at IPOA offices on Monday and were immediately taken into custody for further processing and possible court hearings.
The four were also ordered to report to the nearest IPOA offices once every three months, pending the hearing and determination of the case.
OCS Talaam contends that he was not on duty when Ojwang was detained, having delegated responsibilities to his deputy.
They are expected to be charged alongside the Officer Commanding Station (OCS), Samson Taalam, who is detained at Lang’ata Police Station.
If Kenya doesn’t grapple with police impunity, then the anniversary of the June 2024 protests will be just another date in history when the state brut...
Waiganjo said that Ojwang’s transfer was carried out beyond the lawful jurisdiction of the arresting officers, who ignored the required procedural ste...
