The High Court has ruled that the Inspector General of Police can be held criminally liable for atrocities committed by junior officers under his command.
In a landmark judgment delivered by Justice Jairus Ngaah, the court addressed a case filed by the Katiba Institute last year.
The case challenged a directive issued by former Inspector General Japheth Koome, which instructed police to handle protesting doctors "firmly and decisively".
This directive was linked to a violent crackdown on peaceful protests by medical professionals, raising serious concerns about police brutality and violations of fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.
