Demonstrations as human right defenders demand justice for kevin!
We will see to it that an independent postmortem is conducted to help the police in their Investigations
Human Right defenders demand Justice for the late Kevin
Civil societies are demanding justice for the late Kevin Otieno who is alleged to have been murdered in unclear circumstances after he was brutally beaten up by Uasin Gishu County enforcement officers.
A Preliminary report from the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital has indicated Kevin suffered multiple injuries before his untimely death.
Preliminary MTRH report reveals Kevin Otieno suffered Multiple Injuries!
Human right groups led by the Centre against Torture, Basil Tears and IMLU,are now demanding relevant government agencies to expedite investigations and establish circumstances around Kevin’s death.
“We will see to it that an independent postmortem is conducted to help the police in their Investigations, Said Henry Maiyo from IMLU.
The County department of Criminal Investigations has failed in their mandate, county enforcement officers have been unlawfully detaining people under their watch, they should stop the ongoing unlawful detentions and human right abuses , Said Kirui.
Many of the street connected youth have complained of brutality, maiming and even murder purported to have been meted on them by certain County enforcement officers.
“We are willing to identify notorious county askaris involved in such heinous crimes ,Eldoret rescue centre is meant for children but once kanju arrest us we are taken at a room within the rescue centre which can only be likened to Shakahola,we prefer police cells and the prison over the rescue Centre”Noted one of the Victims.
Human right groups are demanding the closure of the Rescue Centre as it no longer serves its purpose.
“We demand a judicial inquiry into the allegations of murder and human right abuses by the county enforcement officers, Uasin Gishu County demands a robust independent minded County Commissioner and other key security officers who will rise above the local politics”He added.
The systemic human right abuses witnessed in Uasin Gishu County have been linked to the acting Director enforcement Cosmas Kerich who is currently facing a criminal case after he threatened to kill a magistrate on duty within the Municipal Court.
“We will be pushing his interdiction failure to which the governor of Uasin Gishu Should be held personally responsible for the atrocities being committed by the county askaris, we ask the governor that for every ten county askaris employed above three slots should be reserved for non -locals” Asserted Kirui.
Similar demands have been echoed by Evans Aoko from Basil Tears Organization.
“Eldoret Shakahola” rescue centre,One dead in the hands of Kanju!
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