Nine GSU officers were arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of four civilians who were protesting along Mombasa Road in June 2022.
Nine GSU officers were arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of four civilians who were protesting along Mombasa Road in June 2022.
The arrests were effected following recommendations by the Director of Public Prosecution, Noordin Haji.
Haji recommended the cops be charged with the murder of the four civilians who lost their lives while protesting the invasion of their farms by elephants.
In a statement dated Friday, November 4, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) indicated that the four were detained at the Kibra Police Station.
The nine will be arraigned in the coming week.
"On the fateful day, the officers travelled back to their Mombasa base when they encountered the demonstrators.
"The investigation further revealed that the officers, who were travelling in two Landcruisers, fired a total of 40 rounds of ammunition, before making it through barricades and drove off to Mombasa," read the statement in part.
Evidence collected from the scene will be presented in court, with the prosecution arguing that it had enough exhibits to incriminate the quartet.
"Post-mortem examinations showed that each of the fatalities was caused by a single bullet wound; a bullet head and bullet fragments were retrieved from the bodies during the autopsy," read the statement in part.
"17 spent cartridges were collocated at the scene," read the statement in part.
The death of the four prompted former President Uhuru Kenyatta to order investigations and subsequent arrest of suspects.
