(19 Jun 2025)
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Nairobi, Kenya- 19 June 2025
1. Various of police officers Duncan Kiprono and Klinzy Barasa arriving at Milimani Law courts
2. Various of Kiprono (left) and Barasa (right) in the docks at court
3. Mid of Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Benmark Ekhubi, Magistrate:
"The two respondents will be remanded at Capitol Hill police station for the period of 15 days."
5. Various of journalists during court proceedings
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdirazak Mohammed, lawyer for the defendants:
"I was appearing for this matter for the defendants in the matter, rather the accused. So the prosecution were not ready, they wanted more days for the investigations to be done. We agreed on consensus that investigations should be done. From then the matter will be mentioned on 3rd (July) which we will come to the court for the case to kick off."
7. Various of officers in the dock
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdirazak Mohammed:
"I was told that the lawyers who were acting on this have been threatened and left and my colleagues called me to appear so that is how we came in."
9. Various of audience in gallery
10. Mid of suspects leaving the courtroom
STORYLINE:
A court in Kenya on Thursday gave detectives 15 days to complete investigations into two police officers suspected of shooting and wounding a hawker during the latest street protests over the death of a blogger in custody.
The officers were arraigned in court two days after the Tuesday shooting of Boniface Kariuki, 22, which triggered further anger and fury over persistent complaints against police brutality.
Tuesday’s protests in the capital followed tensions over the death of the blogger, Albert Ojwang, who was found dead while in custody at the Central Police Station.
Ojwang was arrested on June 6 in western Kenya for what police called publishing “false information” about a top police official on social media.
Police attributed his death to him “hitting his head against the cell wall,” but activists have questioned the cause of death.
As hundreds of protesters clashed with police in Nairobi, Kariuki is believed to have been caught up in a confrontation with two officers. One officer, who had concealed his face with a mask, shot him in the head as he walked away.
The officers will remain in custody until July 3.
During their court appearance, they concealed their faces with masks, sparking complaints from activists.
Kenya has a history of police brutality, and President William Ruto previously vowed to end it, along with extrajudicial killings.
Last year, several activists and protesters were abducted and killed by Kenyan police during protests against tax hikes. The demonstrations led to calls for Ruto’s removal.
AP video by Moses Ndungu and Idi Ali Juma
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