Two officers jailed for 10 years over fatal shooting of woman in Mandera
Two police officers have been sentenced to ten yeras imprisonment each for the death of Adan in Rhamu in Mandera County.
The convicts, Denis Langat and Kennedy Okuli were found guilty of fatally shooting Adan on November 10, 2018, during a raid at her home by officers from Rhamu police station during a mission to arrest her son who the police had cited for dealing in cannabis sativa (bhang).
Lady Justice Abida Ali-Aroni, while meting out the sentence noted that the Court
weighed all relevant factors including that the action of the accused persons
caused a major loss.
“While Section 205 of the Penal Code stipulates that offenders are liable to life imprisonment, the Court has discretion on the punishment,” ruled the judge.
According to the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), the two were initially arraigned for murder but the court commuted the charge to manslaughter after considering the circumstances surrounding the shooting, including public mayhem that occurred during the incident.
