Masimba shooting: 10 GSU officers to be charged with murder and grievous harm
10 officers from the General Service Unit (GSU) will on Monday, November 7, 2022, be arraigned in court for the offence of murder and grievous harm contrary to section 234 of the penal code. The 10 were arrested by officers from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) on Friday, November 4, 2022, after investigations were […]
Masimba four laid to rest in mass burial
Victims of the recent Masimba shootings were on Sunday, June 11, 2022, laid to rest in a mass burial attended by their families, friends and political leaders. A requiem mass was held for the slain quartet, who were shot dead during a protest against wildlife invasion, at the World Arising Church, Grace City in Masimba, […]
Victims of Masimba police shooting to be laid to rest
Four slain victims who died from police bullets during Masimba protest are set to be buried today Saturday, June 11, 2022. The four males were shot dead by GSU officers while holding a protest against rampant attacks by elephants. Protesters had barricaded the busy Nairobi-Mombasa highway using stones and borne fire after a teacher from […]
Uhuru orders investigations into Masimba shooting
President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed for immediate investigations to be done on the Masimba Shooting incident that happened on Thursday. The president has directed for a compensation of up to Ksh.1.5M to be set aside by the National Treasury for the affected families by wild animals since 2017. “The President directed the National Treasury this […]
IPOA launches probe after police allegedly kill 4 in Masimba protests
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched investigations into the death of four people allegedly killed by police during a protest in Masimba, Kajiado County, on Thursday, June 2, 2022. The police allegedly opened fire on the members of the public who were protesting the increase in human-wildlife conflict in the area, claiming the […]