The Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, has come under sharp criticism following allegations of harassment of Otsieno Namwaya, Associate Africa Director at Human Rights Watch, by police officers.
The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), in a statement on Saturday morning, accused the police of allegedly harassing and intimidating Namwaya at his home last week.
As per the lobby group, reports indicate that between August 23 and 25, this year, a contingent of police officers allegedly raided Namwaya's home and conducted surveillance.
They disclosed that the raid followed weeks of attempts by individuals believed to be from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to clandestinely get access to the activist.
