Police Break Silence After Viral Video Shows Officer Stepping on Civilian’s Neck
The National Police Service (NPS) on Tuesday May 6 responded to a viral video circulating on social media in which ...
Tag: Police Brutality
Police Beat up University Student, Leave Teargas Canister Next to His Head
Police officers have been captured on video roughing up and beating a student from the Multimedia University (MMU) next to ...
Fresh Details Emerge on Brothers Missing for 10 Days Despite Court Order
The families of two brothers from Kitengela who have been missing for ten days after allegedly being abducted have shared ...
Puzzle as City Mortuary Records Over 50 Bodies with Gunshot Wounds in One Month
More than 50 bodies have been dumped at City Mortuary, now known as Nairobi Funeral Home over the past one ...
Kenyan Protesters Have Taken to the Streets in Their Thousands; What the Law Says About Their Rights
Across Kenya, thousands of mostly young citizens went to the streets protesting against tax proposals tabled by President William Ruto’s ...
Kenyan Police and Protests: Researchers on a Violent, Corrupt Security Force That’s Beyond Reform
Kenya’s police are being criticised for their violent response to protests over the past week against government proposals to raise ...
Hotbed of Corruption: Kenya’s Elite Have Captured the State
A strong undercurrent driving the unprecedented anti-tax protests in Kenya is outrage over theft of public resources coupled with the ...
Kenyan Police Use Excessive Force Because They’re Serving Political Elites, Not the Public
Public protests in Kenya have often been criminalized, leading to brutal police crackdowns. This played out in recent protests against ...
Violence Is the Language of the Kenyan State
Since the early 2000s, Kenya has come up with legislative changes and thrown a tremendous amount of funding at a ...
Family Reveals Last Moments of 19-year-old Who was Shot in Kitengela
The family of 19-year-old Charles Owino, has revealed the last moments of the teenager following his demise on July 17. ...
Eric Omondi Dragged into Burial Standoff of Boy Killed in Rongai During Anti-Ruto Protests
Drama ensued in Kamasengre village in Rusinga, Homa Bay County, after the mother of Kennedy Onyango, a victim of police ...
Pressure Piles on Ruto as Raila Stands with Gen Zs
Azimio Leader Raila Odinga has condemned police brutality witnessed during the anti-Finance Bill 2024 protest across the country. Speaking on ...
ICJ Reveals Number of Police Killings in 2024 Protests, Gives IPOA Ultimatum
The Intenational Commision of Jurists (ICJ) Kenya has issued an ultimatum to the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) for investigations ...
Foreign Press Details How Police Attacked Journalists Covering Protests in Nairobi
The Foreign Press Association, Africa (FPAA) has condemned the use of excessive force by police officers on journalists covering anti-tax ...
New Report Reveals Number of Police Killings Days After Ruto Declaration
A new report on alleged police killings in Kenya has revealed that the number of extrajudicial victims decreased in the ...
CS Nakhumicha Orders Transfer of OCS Within 24 Hours
Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Susan Nakhumicha on Saturday, July 29 called for the immediate transfer of the OCS of Matisi ...
Student with 9 Bullets Lodged in Body Recounts Police Ordeal
A 19-year-old form four student is lucky to be alive after he was shot 9 times by police officers during ...
Raila’s Bodyguard Dumped in the Middle of the Road – Etale
Opposition leader Raila Odinga’s bodyguard, Maurice Ogeta has been released. The Director of Communication for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ...
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 ...
From Advertising Blackmail to Physical Threats, Kenya’s Journalists are Under Attack – But they Must also Regain Public Trust
In recent months, Kenyan journalists have been harassed, intimidated and attacked by government officials, politicians, and members of the public. ...
Mass Protests in Kenya Have a Long and Rich History – But Have Been Hijacked by the Elites
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga and his coalition party, Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya, recently called for mass protests across the ...
Kenya’s Police are Violent, Unaccountable and Make Most Citizens Feel Less Safe – Should They be Abolished?
A world without the police is inconceivable to many people. The police are viewed as part of modern society’s foundation, ...
Kenyan-American Man Dies in Police Custody in the USA Following Alleged Torture
The tragic death of Irvo Otieno, a Kenyan-American man who died while in police custody, has left his family devastated ...
Many Kenyans have embraced Vigilante Cops – an ineffective Police Force is to Blame
In March 2017, Ahmed Rashid, a Kenyan police officer, shot and killed two unarmed teenagers accused of theft. They had ...
Kenya Has Tried to Reform its Police Force, but it’s left Gaps for Abuse
Police brutality and impunity are nothing new in Kenya. They’re a legacy of British colonial rule when the role of ...
Eliud Lagat Profile: Education Background, Family, Career and Age
ELIUD LAGAT DATE OF BIRTH Unknown GENDER Male OCCUPATION Deputy Inspector General of Police Biography Eliud Lagat is the current ...