Lawyers representing six police officers over death of Embu brothers withdraw from case
A team of lawyers representing six police officers implicated in the death of two Embu brothers have withdrawn from the case after the high court ruled that the officers should plead to the murder charges. The six officers; Benson Mputhia, Consolata Kariuki, Nicholas Cheruiyot, Martin Wanyama, Lilian Chemuna and James Mwaniki were being represented by […]
Application to have bodies of Embu brothers exhumed certified as urgent
The High Court in Nairobi has certified as extremely urgent an application by the six police officers held for the murder of two Embu brothers seeking to exhume their bodies to conduct an autopsy. Justice Anthony Mrima has ordered lawyer Danstan Omari to serve the pleadings within two days days and mention the case on […]
Weed and Miraa: Drug abuse by police blamed for mysterious death of Embu brothers
Members of the Kenya Counselling and Psychological Association (KCPA) have called for the fight against drug abuse among police officers. Speaking when they paid a visit to the family that lost two brothers in Kianjokoma after the two brothers were arrested by police and their bodies found in Embu level 5 hospital mortuary, they said […]