A Legacy of Distrust: Why Kenyans Remain Wary of the Police
The relationship between the Kenyan public and the police force remains a complex and often strained one. This deep-rooted distrust ...
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Kenyans Advised on What to Do When Mad About Police Officers
Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has noted with concern the incident in which a motorists attacked a police officer on ...
Action Initiated Against Police Who Attacked Doctors
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has initiated investigations into the conduct of police during the Thursday demonstrations by medical ...
DCI Caught in Ksh 300K Robbery Case as Woman Exposes Cops
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations - DCI on Friday, February 23, addressed reports that its officers colluded to scam a ...
Four Ex-GSU Officers Convicted of Murder
The High Court in Nyandarua has convicted four former General Service Unit (GSU) officers of murder. The four ex-officers including ...
Mudavadi Forced to State Kenya’s Stand on Police Brutality
Prime Cabinet Secretary (PCS) and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, has defended Kenya’s human rights record ...
Kindiki Unveils Scholarships for Specific Families
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has announced scholarship opportunities for students from families of police officers killed in the line ...
IG Koome Sued Over Uhuru-Era Killings
The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI), and Khelef Khalifa have filed a petition at the ...
IPOA Condemns Attack on Police Officers that Killed 2
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has condemned an attack that left two police officers dead and several others injured ...
Gaucho Pinpoints Cop Who Tortured Him
Self-proclaimed Bunge la Wananchi president Calvince Okoth alias Gaucho interrupted a court session Friday, July 21, to identify a police officer ...
IPOA to Investigate 8 Officers Over Kisumu Shooting
Investigators from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) have launched a probe on 8 police officers over the fatal Kisumu ...
IPOA Swings Into Action, Lists Benefits Police Should Have
The Independent Policing Oversight (IPOA) has asked the National Police Service (NPS) to look into the affairs of its officers. ...
Pain, Anguish as Parents of Maseno University Student Who Was Shot Dead Speak
Miss Everline Miruka last spoke to her son William Mayenga on Monday, March 13 when she sent her pocket money. ...
IPOA Wants Police Officers Paid Overtime Allowances
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) wants Police officers paid extraneous and overtime allowances. In its presentation to the National ...
Maraga Taskforce Seeks to End IPOA, NPS Rivalry
The National Taskforce on Improvement of Terms and Conditions of Service and other Reforms for Members of the National Police ...
IPOA Hits Back at IG Koome Over Shoot to Kill Order
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has rebuked Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome for asking police officers to use ...
10 GSU Officers to Face Murder Charges
Ten officers from the General Service Unit (GSU) are to appear in court to face murder charges over the Masimba ...
President Ruto Commits to Ending Extra-Judicial Killings
President William Ruto has reiterated his government's commitment on ending extra-judicial killings in the country. Ruto wants the Independent Police ...
Suspect Commits Suicide at Makongeni Police Cell
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) is investigating circumstances that led to the death of a suspect who allegedly committed suicide ...
IPOA Launches Investigation Into Masimba Police Killings
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched investigations into the deaths of four people on Thursday in Masimba Kajiado ...
GSU Officer Sentenced to 15-Years Imprisonment Over Rape
A General Service Unit (GSU) officer was Friday, May 13 sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by a Nairobi Magistrate Court ...