Thursday, July 18, 2024 - The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has called for the immediate arrest of senior police bosses over the recent killings of the Gen Zs.
In a statement, IPOA Commissioner John Waiganjo raised
serious concerns about the lack of cooperation from police commanders and other
government agencies in ongoing investigations of the police killings of the
protesters.
Waiganjo accused senior police officers of creating a
hostile environment and failing to respond to summonses, hindering the
authority's efforts to carry out its mandate.
"We do not work on our own," Commissioner Waiganjo
emphasized.
Waiganjo disclosed that some investigations have
hit a snag after their officers failed to be granted access to critical
information to build up a report.
"Once we carry out our investigations, other agencies
will necessarily take over. However, we have found a very hostile environment
where our officers do not get any information when they go out there. When we
give out a summons, they are not responded to,” the IPOA commissioner
complained.
He explained that the authority had resorted to extreme
measures to ensure they did their job in tracking down rogue
officers who meted unwarranted brutality to relatively peaceful
protesters.
“We are now pushing the matter to the Judiciary to issue
warrants of arrest against senior commanders so that they can come and give us
information because the public is demanding that we do certain things within
our mandate," he said.
Waiganjo pointed out that other government institutions,
including health facilities like Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), have been
uncooperative.
The IPOA has been unable to obtain necessary medical records
related to gunshot wounds sustained during recent demonstrations.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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