London-based activist Eliud Karanja Matindi has filed a petition in court seeking to stop Patrick Tito from acting as the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in charge of Kenya Police in the absence of Eliud Lagat.

Tito was Lagat's principal assistant while he was in office until the latter stepped aside.

In the case, Matindi has sued the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) and the Attorney General.

Lagat and Tito have been listed as interested parties alongside the Law Society of Kenya and Katiba Institute.