The Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended that a police constable who fatally shot and killed a protester in Nakuru earlier this month be charged with murder following the conclusion of preliminary investigations. The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) confirmed the development shortly after a court ordered that the officer remain in custody as he awaits formal charges.
The officer is accused of killing Daniel Nderitu Maina during a protest in Nakuru on June 9.
IPOA, in a statement issued on Tuesday, stated, "Constable (name withheld) was detained further over the killing of a protester in Nakuru to face murder charges." He was among ten police officers attached to Central Police Station in Nakuru city who were arrested following the killing of a man during a protest by residents of London Estate. Scenes in Nakuru West on Monday, June 9 after protests erupted following the killing of a civilian by police officers.
The Standard At the time, chaos erupted in the estate after the police tried to arrest a bhang dealer.
