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Police killed 214 people as of October, database shows (Main with infographic)
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All we want is justice, says bereaved family
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Five police officers shot by colleagues in 10 months
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Death at Bondo protests leave families bereft
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Police kill 122 in 8 months, Nation Newsplex database shows
An overwhelming majority of the people killed in the 20 months were young men and boysRead more »
Kenya’s shameful record in global police killings
In the first month of 2016, police killed more people in Kenya than in England and Wales combined over 10 years.Read more »
My son begged to live, he got 9 bullets
"After a few minutes I heard other gunshots but little did I know that it was my son who was being shot.”Read more »
Police hitmen instil fear in city slums
The late Ali Marjan. His cousin, Malasin Abdul, says he had reformed and was supposed to travel to Dubai two days before he disappeared.Read more »
Grievances, rivalry drive police to kill colleagues
The number of officers being killed by their co-worker is increasingRead more »
“Even in Mathare, people have a right to life”
Victoria Wambui says she only survived 2013 shooting because she was a womanRead more »
We’ve received 62 police deaths complaints - IPOA
Many people travel long distances to file complaints since the authority only has offices in NairobiRead more »
Mourning families decry brutal police response to protests
Police say they are right to defend themselves but these explanations are little consolation to the bereavedRead more »
Correct the imbalance between prosecution and enforcement
Dr Karatu Kiemo, a Lecturer in Criminology, spoke to Nation Newsplex to give insights into the operation of the police systemRead more »
Deadly force: Police killed 122 people between January and August
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