One of the police officers under trial for the murder of human rights Lawyer Willie Kimani will, together with his boss, be charged with the murder of two people in Machakos County in 2016.
Sergeant Fredrick Leliman and his boss then, Chief Inspector Stephen Lelei, will be charged with murdering Jacob Mwenda Mbai and Elizabeth Nduku in Mlolongo Township on May 27 that year.
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (Ipoa), which has been investigating the death of the two, said they were shot by police officers who later reported that they were responding to a planned robbery.
“Upon independent review of Ipoa’s findings, the the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) wrote to the authority and gave the greenlight to charge the officers with murder,” Ipoa’s Chairperson Anne Makori said in a Statement.
She added that the officers face an additional charge of unlawful use of firearm, contrary to Section 26 A (1) (a) of the Firearms Act.
The family of the two people sought Ipoa’s help, claiming Mr Leliman (whom they identified as Maasai) shot them after an altercation, and that the shooting had nothing to do with a robbery.
Jacob’s father, Cosmas Mbai, told NTV at their home in Mlolongo that they reported the shooting to police under OB number 34/28/5/2016 but had not received any redress.
Instead, the family said, they received several threats from the officer and his colleagues.
