The High Court has ordered the Inspector General of Police and two police officers to pay a rice farmer Sh500,000 for the use of excessive force over an unpaid water bill.
High Court Judge Edward Mureithi, ordered police Corporals Anthony Kungu and John Kaara, alongside the Inspector General of police, to pay George Gakono for the injuries they occasioned him.
Justice Mureithi observed that at the time the two officers were going after Gakono, he was unarmed and did not pose a threat to them. "The petitioner was unarmed, and there is no evidence to suggest that he posed a threat to the officers.
The level of force used, which led to visible injuries, was excessive and disproportionate, and thus unlawful under Section 103 of the National Police Service Act," he said.
