A senior police officer was arrested in Nairobi on Wednesday, for shooting dead a night guard.
Simon Mutia Mwongela, who is in charge of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Embakasi, was arrested on Wednesday morning following the incident, police said.
“He has been arrested and is now under investigation for murder,” said Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai who ordered the arrest.
Reports say the officer shot the guard at a bar in Kayole at 4.30am.
“He had gone to the club in the morning and demanded to get in,” a police officer who visited the scene said, “and when he was told it had been closed, he shot the guard on his way out as he demanded to be shown where his car was.”
Five Bench Judge declares BBI Bill unconstitutional. Furthermore, declares that as soon as the Auditor General completes audit of all the costs, the President and Raila Odinga will have to bear the costs of the manifestly illegal BBI Process…. 😂
High Court Findings; √ BBI Steering Committee is unlawful. √ BBI is an hybrid initiative unknown to the constitution, therefore it is our finding that the popular initiative as means to amend the constitution under article 257 of the constitution is a power reserved for Wanjiku. Neither the president nor any state organ can utilize article 257 of the constitution to amend the constitution. √ A constitutional amendment can either be initiated by a Parliamentary or Popular initiative.’ It is clear that BBI Bill is an initiative of the President. The President is not an MP, cannot directly purport to initiate a constitutional amendment (Justice Jairus Ngaah) √ Kenyans committed to protect to the structure of their 2010 Constitution from erosion public participation over elite consensus. There are limits to Constitutional amendment powers High Court finds: the basic structure doctrine is applicable in Kenya Popular Initiative to a med the Constitution can only be started by the people not by the government (Justice Odunga) Void ab initio!
The Inspector general,national Police Service has approved the deployment of Mr. Charles Owino,the National Police Service(NPS), spokesman in the latest changes annnouced.
The service will be looking to appoint another spokesperson after Mr. Owino was moved on 8th May 2021to The Kenya National Focal Point on Small Arms and Light Weapons(KNFP) and named the deputy director of the department .Mr. Owino has been holding the same position for more than ten years.
The service will be looking to appoint another spokesperson and among those considered to take the position held by Mr. Owino include the current NPS deputy spokesperson Mr. Charles Kosgey and Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Mr. Fredrick Ochieng.
Mr. Owino had earlier hinted that he will retire from the service in December this year and prepare to run for the Siaya gubernatorial seat in the next general election. The asssistant Commissioner of Police said he will run for the position on an ODM ticket.
Mr. Owino a graduate of Political Science and Communication said that he understands the politics of Kenya and he is also competent enough to lead the great Siaya county. He will be facing competition from the senator, Jamess Orengo and others.
previously, Owino has been in charge of security in Kisumu County. He was from Ndhiwa. Before then he had served as the OCPD Njoro from mid 2013
A police officer’s unusual plea to resign from the service in a viral video has caught the attention of the Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai.
In the video, the police officer indicated that she had written numerous resignation letters but they were yet to reach the IG.
“Sir, kindly allow me to resign from the police office because I can thrive elsewhere. Even if it means, resigning without pay, I will not mind,” she said.
Inspector General Hillary Mutyambai announcing the online engagement with the public on Monday, February 22 Inspector General Hillary Mutyambai announcing the online engagement with the public on Monday, February 22FILE She noted that such frustrations in the police force were leading to the deaths of officers who either committed suicide or resorted to killing others.
“I just want a chance to resign peacefully. I have attached several letters meant for the IG but they never get to him. That is why police officers get frustrated to a point of committing suicide or killing themselves, something I cannot do,” she said.
Further, she requested President Uhuru Kenyatta to disband the Internal Affairs office saying that the custodians engaged in corruption.
“We are suffering. Officials in that office are full of corruption yet they get a salary at the end of the month. They don’t solve any cases, that’s why police kill cause of such problems,” she concluded.
Her video plea has since been received by the IG who has vowed to follow up on the matter, according to a source privy to the matter.
In recent years, there has been an increase in indiscipline cases in the police force with some officers committing suicide while others kill themselves.
“Stagnation in rank, disciplinary actions arising from desertion and inadequate monitoring of junior officers leaving outside police lines are among causes of stress in officers identified,” reads an excerpt of the statement.
In January 2020, the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) released a report revealing that the spike in murder and suicide cases among police officers could be linked to the limited supervision of junior officers residing outside police camps.
Police in Siaya are investigating a case where a nurse is said to have defiled a minor in his car. The nurse was arrested by the police after escaping an angry mob with the girl inside his car. The form two student, a 17-year-old, was taken to the hospital by her parents after the incident. Preliminary investigations revealed that the man had been secretly seeing the girl for quite a while. He did not take heed of her parents’ warnings. He continued luring her multiple times before suspicious residents followed him to a bush where he had packed his car with the girl inside.
The irate villagers wanted to lynch him but he quickly drove off with the girl. The police were informed before pursuing him. He was nabbed and taken to Gem Police Station. Confirming the case, the Gem Sub-county Police Commander said that investigations have begun to unravel the truth of what exactly happened.The sub county police commander also said that they are waiting for the P3 form from the doctor to that will show if truly the minor was defiled. He said the the nurse will arraigned to court to face the charges of defiling a minor in contravention to the sexual offences act.
This morning H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta joined Kenyans to condole with the family of Police Constable Mary Migwi and extended his personal support following the tragic fire accident that claimed the lives of four. The President’s message was delivered by the… DIG Mr. Edward Mbugua who led a delegation of NPS Senior Officers to the home of Mary Migwi in Nakuru County to condole with her. On behalf of the IG_NPS, he reiterated the commitment by the service to ensure Mary receives the necessary support.Accompanying the DIG were NPS Director Human Capital Development Mrs. Rosemary Kuraru amongst other Senior Police Commanders from Nakuru County.
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