The Kenya Police Service is a national body in charge of law enforcement in Kenya. It is subordinate to National Police Service which is headed by Inspector General of Police who exercises independent command over the Service. Kenya Police is headed by Deputy Inspector General. Kenya Police is divided into Service Headquarters in Nairobi, Formations, General Duty Commands and Training Institutions.
There have been calls on the government from police chiefs and elected leaders to expedite the issuance of these vital documents to safeguard them from grabbers and end disputes with the communities.
Most of the incidents of encroachment have been reported on police lands given by the community for the development of police stations.
Some of the police stations that are in dispute with individuals and groups over ownership of their land in Kiambu County include the Gatundu North police station at Kamwangi town and the Makongeni police station in the Thika sub-county.
Kenya ought to form a commission of inquiry to look into allegations of police executions, according to human rights organisations such as the Investigations Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). in the slums and informal settlements in particular, where incidents were becoming more frequent. They found that after apprehending and torturing innocent people, dishonest police officers were killing them.
The world’s largest database of user-contributed data about cities and countries, Numbeo, confirmed Nairobi’s reputation for danger when it placed in the top ten list of Africa’s most dangerous cities.
Due to the quantity of deaths and the widespread allegations of torture that emanate from within, these are already well-known.
The seven deadliest police stations in the city were listed in the rankings as Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Pangani, Huruma, Mathare, Kariobangi, Kamukunji, and Dandora.
In front of the Senate Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs, and Human Rights, which is chaired by Samson Cherargei, the authority presented the findings.It said that in the previous 15 months, there had been 210 recorded cases of death. 25 of these were connected to forced disappearances, 39 to deaths that occurred while the suspects were in police custody, and 146 to police action.
After careful analysis of the data, it was determined that 45 of the cases were located in Nairobi, with the remaining cases being spread out over other areas.
Nyali Police Station, Eldoret Central Police Station, and Nyeri Central Police Station in Mombasa are the three most dangerous police stations, according to Nairobi News Kenya.
An investigation by the human rights group Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) revealed this. The number of extrajudicial executions by police personnel has increased, which is the background against which this occurs. Nairobi, Kenyan media outlet.
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