A Nairobi Milimani court allowed the police to detain two police officers accused of shooting a mask vendor during demonstrations in Nairobi’s Central Business District over the death of teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody.
The two, Klinzy Barasa Masinde and Duncan Kiprono will be detained at Capitol Hill police station for 15 days pending investigations by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA).
The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) had sought 21 more days to complete its investigations.
The officers allegedly shot Boniface Mwangi Kariuki on June 17, along Mondlane Street as police dispersed demonstrators.
According to Corporal Nahshon Zoka of the Homicide Bureau at the DCI, the victim was rushed by good Samaritans to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), where he underwent surgery and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in critical condition.
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