Individual police officers and their seniors could face criminal charges for murder, misuse of firearms and arbitrary violation of the law, even as the law enforcers themselves fear for their lives and the future of the law enforcement institution in Kenya.
The shooting and killing of six people by police in Angata Barrikoi, Narok county last week has raised a lot of anger against the officers, despite conflicting reports on what led to the deadly clashes.
Interior Ministry Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said trouble stemmed from tensions between the Maasai and Kalenjin communities over land ownership is the cause of renewed simmering anger, but local people claimed they were ambushed by armed police officers and surveyors who wanted to grab land.
Lawyer Willis Otieno has frequently argued that the relationship between police and civilians has been seriously eroded by the misuse of firearms and it can only improve if they stop shooting against ordinary Kenyans and those implicated in killings taken to court. "They undermined our constitution by killing innocent people during the Gen Z protests.
