The high court on its ruling declared that the police will no longer use excessive force including arresting peaceful protesters henceforth including Gen Z Protesters.
In the ruling that was made on Friday, Police officers will no longer use Teargas, Live Bullets, Rubber bullets, Water Canons and other crude weapons as a way to disperse peaceful protesters.
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The court declared these forms of excessive force as a form of extra judicial killings and any officer that will be taped using excessive force against protesters will face the wrath of the law.
Further, the High Court ordered police to stop unnecessary arresting of protesters, abductions, detentions, harassment, intimidation, torture, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment against peaceful protesters.
The directives came after a petition by Saitabao Ole Kanchory who sought the court’s intervention following the recent brutalities witnessed across the country.
Following the petition, the court restrained the police service from engaging in the above acts until the petition which was filed before it was heard and determined.
“That pending inter partes hearing and determination of this Application, the 1st and 2nd Respondents be and are hereby prohibited from committing any extrajudicial killings”
Kanchory sued the Inspector General of Police, Japhet Koome, the Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki and the Attorney General Justin Muturi.
“The 1st and 2nd Respondents be and are hereby prohibited from arrests, abductions, detentions, harassment, intimidation, torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of persons protesting against the Finance Bill, 2024.”
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This comes after several Kenyans were shot while attempting to access the parliament buildings, a tragic incident that left some dead while others nursing critical injuries.