Though an inquest on the murder allegedly committed by a
police officer is still undergoing, investigations by the Independence Policing
Oversight Authority find the police culpable.
The pupil allegedly shot by police as she was playing on the
balcony during demonstrations after the August 8th polls in Mathare area turned
violent.
Family and neighbors identified the person who had fired the
shot as a police man but the police said that they were chasing after armed
robbers who were shooting in the air.
The police blamed the armed robbers for the killing while
residents blamed the police for using live bullets to qualm the protests.
IPOA on Monday released a report on the findings of the
death and injuries that were purportedly commuted by police officers, The file
of the 8 year old girl was presented by IPOA to the DPP.
