Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has affirmed that extrajudicial killings that have occurred in the country are under active investigation.
Kindiki said the Kenya Kwanza administration has zero tolerance for extrajudicial killings.
"The police officers have been informed accordingly that we shall not protect an officer who misuses firearms to kill people other than what the law provides," he said.
Kindiki further said the government is working towards strengthening the Independent Policing Oversight Authority to supplement the work of the internal affairs unit of the National Police Service.
"This will provide an independent arm of the state that can help in dealing with extrajudicial killings," he said.
The CS was answering a question posed in regard to the case of the Kianjokoma brothers who were allegedly killed by the police on August 1, 2021, after they were arrested for violating the 10 pm Covid-19 curfew.
Six officers Benson Mputhia, Consolata Kariuki, Nicholas Cheruyoit, Martin Wanyama, Lilian Chemuna and James Mwaniki have been charged with the murder of Benson and Emmanuel Ndwiga.
The autopsy conducted on the bodies showed the two died due to multiple injuries to the head and elbow.
