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Two Kenya police officers charged with murder after Garissa shooting

Two Kenya police officers charged with murder after Garissa shooting

HUMPHREY MALALO TWO Kenyan police officers have been charged with murder after they allegedly shot dead two people in the eastern county of Garissa last month, according to a charge sheet seen by Reuters. International campaigners have raised concerns about police behaviour in Kenya, including during a lockdown instituted earlier this year to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. Rights group Amnesty International said Kenyan police had killed at least 100 people in 2020, with 21 related to COVID-19 lockdown infractions such as curfew or mask violations. The national police service said last month that two officers had been…
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Kenya arrests two police officers after ‘shooting incident’

Kenya arrests two police officers after ‘shooting incident’

KENYA's national police service has arrested two police officers and opened an investigation after "a shooting incident" in the eastern county of Garissa, the police service said on Sunday. The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), a body set up to investigate cases of police brutality, has also sent its investigators to Garissa, it said late on Saturday. The national police service said two officers had been arrested "over a shooting incident at Soko Ng'ombe market within Garissa Township" and that the inspector general had ordered an investigation. "The inspector general has equally directed the directorate of criminal investigations to carry…
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