Acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli was seen at the National Police Leadership Academy (NPLA) in Ngong shortly after his sentence was delivered by Justice Lawrence Mugambi on Friday, September 13.
Masengeli was officiating the closing ceremony of the Sub-County Police Commanders (SCPC) Course No. 2/2024.
The five weeks’ leadership management course of 190 SCPCs is the second following the completion of the first cohort that had 170 SCPC.
“Today, the SCPCs presented three policy briefs to the Ag. IG, touching on police station management, Crowd Control management in the 21st C Policing, and Police Integrity,” read NPS statement in part.
In his remarks, Masengeli advised the Officers to work as a team (KPS, APS and DCI), and enhance service delivery to wananchi.
Likewise, Deputy IG KPS Eliud Lagat called upon the Commanders to positively influence those under their command for optimal service delivery to the public.
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Court Sentences Acting IG to 6 Months
This comes after Justice Lawrence Mugambi sentenced the Acting IG to six months imprisonment for contempt of court.
Masengeli was sentenced after he defied court summons for the seventh time on Monday September 9.
In his ruling, Justice Mugambi ordered Masengeli to submit himself to the commissioner general of Kenya Prisons to ensure that he is to be committed to a prison facility to commence serving sentence of the imprisonment imposed.
“In the event that he does not submit himself to the commissioner general of Kenya Prisons as ordered, the CS for Interior must take all steps that are necessary and permissible in Law to ensure Masengeli is commissioned to prison to commence serving the sentence imposed on him,” read part of the ruling.
Mugambi ruled that the acting Inspector of Police can redeem himself and complying by availing himself before the court in person and answer the issues he has been avoiding.
“In the fault, the sentence shall become automatically effective,” the Judge added.
What Landed Masengeli in Trouble
Masengeli, failed to appear before the High Court in a case regarding the disappearance of three men abducted in Kitengela last month.
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The three men—Jamil Longton, his brother Aslam Longton, and activist Bob Njagi—were reportedly abducted by individuals suspected to be police officers on August 19, 2024, during the Gen Z protests.
His absence, attributed by his legal team to operational activities in Wajir, resulted in his conviction for contempt of court.
The High Court found Masengeli guilty of disobeying court orders, with Justice Lawrence Mugambi stating that the court cannot tolerate impunity and open defiance. He warned that those who persist in such behavior will not find refuge.
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