Kenya has been ranked top in Africa in cases of police shootings and killing of civilians according to a report by Amnesty International shows.
The report indicates that by October 2016, a total of 122 extrajudicial killings had been reported in Kenya, out of 177 cases in Africa a figure that could have been higher but there was lack of official database of police killings or enforced disappearances, says the report.
This puts the country ahead of fourteen African nations .
This are the two most brutal murders in kenya ever.
Kangemi club murder
Mr Onchuru, who was attached to former Bomachoge Borabu MP Joel Onyancha, dropped his boss at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on the fateful night before returning to his base at Kitisuru AP Camp.
He arrived late in the night and asked for permission to get out and buy airtime. However, Mr Onchuru and his two relatives proceeded to M-Club in Kangemi, where they ordered for a drink.
But Mr Onchuru was not drinking and he sat alone at a corner. A barmaid got suspicious and alerted the watchman.The watchman approached Mr Onchuru and asked him what he was doing and instead of identifying himself, he reportedly whipped out a pistol.
The watchman and the barmaid reportedly overpowered the officer and locked him up in an adjacent kitchen. A supervisor of the club called the police informing them that robbers had attacked them.
According to the police, a signal was sent out and the two officers, who were on patrol than night in the company of their colleagues, were told to respond. They were informed to approach the area with caution because the ‘attackers’ were armed.
Two police officers Mr Changawa and Okoti said they identified themselves and asked the deceased to do the same, but they allegedly defied the order.
Meanwhile the other patrons in the club lay on the ground when they were asked to surrender, but Mr Onchuru remained standing trying to explain that he was an officer.
The officers claimed that a shootout ensued, leading to the death of Mr Onchuru and his two relatives.
In his ruling, Justice Mutuku dismissed their defence, saying the circumstances leading to the fatal shooting was direct evidence. “Save for the malice aforethought, the evidence in respect of how the deceased met their death is not disputed by the defence,” the judge said.
But the duo defended themselves, saying they were on duty and had responded to a distress call. They added that they were told ‘the robbers were armed and dangerous’.
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But Justice Mutuku said the victims had surrendered and posed no threat to the officers. She said the issue of a shootout did not arise and she was persuaded that the prosecution had discharged its mandate beyond reasonable doubt.
The judge said the two officers acted beyond their call of duty, and with malice.
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority had investigated the matter and recommended to the Director of Public Prosecutions that the two police officers be charged with murder.
Ruaraka inmate murder
On the fateful day before Manyara died, a report was received at Ruaraka Police Station at around 10pm, according to police constable Jonathan Chivatsi, who was manning the report office.
The report stated that a man had threatened by serious danger to kill his child at Baba Dogo estate, Nairobi, and requires immediate assistance.Corporal Boniface Otieno, the duty officer at the station, and two other officers, left the station in response to the distress call they had received from the resident.
High Court has convicted ex-Ruaraka Police OCS Nahashon Mutua of murder.
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They returned to the station after arresting Mr Manyara.
But Mr Manyara refused to enter the cells, prompting the officers to inform the OCS, who at the time was at the police canteen situated within the station.
The OCS, armed with a metal rod, started landing blows on a helpless Manyara.Image result for kicks and blows gif
The Ruaraka police station report desk was busy that day; Just then Mr Victor Kioko was brought in on allegations that he had refused to settle a bill for drinks taken at Lexx Bar, also in Ruaraka.
In the hearing, the court heard that Mr Kioko was escorted to the station by two staff members of the bar, identified as Doreen and Abu.
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At the report desk, he found the OCS, armed with a metal pipe, landing blows on a helpless Manyara.
He identified the OCS because he knew him from past engagements and called out his name.
On hearing his name called out, the police boss made a swift turn, punched Mr Kioko in the face and, using the metal rod, landed several strikes on him.
Image result for drunk arrested kenya policeMr Kioko fell to the floor. On the orders of the OCS, he was dragged into the cells.
Meanwhile, the OCS resumed beating Mr Manyara and, at some point, lifted him and immersed his head in a drum of water, nearly drowning him.
Eventually, the victim was dragged into the cell, where he lay flat, unable to move a limb for the entire night.Related image
Lying on the cold floor with wet clothes, his face was swollen and blood was streaming from parts of his torso.
There were other detainees in the cell. They told IPOA investigators that Mr Manyara was left in the cell, snoring but motionless, as they walked out to have breakfast the following day.
Later, at around 11am, a police vehicle arrived from Kariobangi Police Station and he was later taken to Kenyatta National Hospital but died hours later. He had a swollen face, deep cuts, and his wife could barely recognise him, the court heard.
In his defence, Mutua admitted ordering Koome to be placed in the cells even he was visibly drunk.
Asked why he sent a drunk person in a cell with other suspects, Mr Mutua said Ruaraka station had only one cell.
But Mutua denied that he violated the Police Service Standing Orders.
The case has been adjourned to December 20 when a probation report and victim impact statement will be filed in court.
Mr Kioko, who too was hurting from injuries inflicted on him the previous night, was taken by police to Neema Hospital in Kasarani, but not before the OCS ordered all detainees to wash the cell, and in particular, wipe out the blood on the floor.