Nov 13, 2019

The identities of all the 50 police officers deployed to quell a protest at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Jkuat) that ended up with students brutalised on Monday have been established. In a statement, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (Ipoa) revealed that its preliminary investigation has also established that 22 students suffered injuries in the incident. While confirming that the four police officers caught in the now ill-reputed viral video hardheartedly beating a female student have been interdicted, Ipoa chairperson Anne Makori said the authority has already made contact and taken statements from key eyewitnesses. “Based on these preliminary findings, the authority now advances the matter into a full independent investigation with a view of unravelling all the facts of the matter,” said Ms Makori. RECOMMENDATIONS The findings, she said, will be applied against provisions in the National Police Service Act, 2011, which addresses the use of force, firearms, responsibilities of senior officers, and disciplinary offences. Related Stories