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12 people, including two babies, died due to police action, especially unlawful use of force in Nairobi, Kisumu, Homa Bay and Migori during Azimio protests.
Mr Koome was hard-pressed to explain his role in the brutal crackdown on opposition protesters.
If we accept a situation where law enforcement profiles people and make decisions on what to do with them, many innocent and disenfranchised persons will suffer.
A recent Kenyan investigation ruled that an officer is to blame for the death of 9-year-old Stephanie Moraa, who was killed during 2017 post-election violence. Moraa died after being hit in the chest by a stray bullet after police fired shots to disperse protestors the day after election results were announced. Months later, the director of prosecutions ordered an inquest into Moraa’s death after the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) sent a report outlining the findings of their investigation into Moraa’s death. IPOA’s report claims that if the police wanted to find the of...
By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan inquest has ruled that police are to blame for the death of a 9-year-old girl during violence after the 2017 elections, saying that if the police wanted to find the girl’s killer, who remains at large, they could do so in a day. Protesters stand near barricades set on fire by opposition supporters in the slum area of Mathare in the capital Nairobi, Kenya, October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola/File Photo The death of Stephanie Moraa, and that of a six-month-old baby killed in post-election violence in western Kenya, became a fla...