A recent Kenyan investigation ruled that an officer is to blame for the death of 9-year-old Stephanie Moraa, who was killed during 2017 post-election violence. Moraa died after being hit in the chest by a stray bullet after police fired shots to disperse protestors the day after election results were announced. Months later, the director of prosecutions ordered an inquest into Moraa’s death after the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) sent a report outlining the findings of their investigation into Moraa’s death. IPOA’s report claims that if the police wanted to find the officer responsible for firing the bullet that killed Moraa, they could do so in a day or less. This assertion sheds light on the willingness of Kenyan police officers to protect each other, even when an officer is responsible for violence against citizens. Furthermore, the statement highlights the Kenyan government’s inadequate efforts to prosecute officers. According to Reuters, Kenyan police f
Kenyan court says police to blame for death of girl after 2017 elections
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Kenyan court says police to blame for death of girl after 2017 elections
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NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan inquest has ruled that police are to blame for the death of a 9-year-old girl during violence after the 2017 elections, saying that if the police wanted to find the girl’s killer, who remains at large, they could do so in a day. Protesters stand near barricades set on fire by opposition supporters in the slum area of Mathare in the capital Nairobi, Kenya, October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola/File Photo
The death of Stephanie Moraa, and that of a six-month-old baby killed in post-election violence in western Kenya, became a flashpoint for public anger over police brutality. It also put a spotlight on what critics say are inadequate government efforts to prosecute officers who commit crimes. reut.rs/3vKNYyK