Nkaissery defends cops over summary killings

Interior secretary Joseph Nkaissery. PHOTO | FILE 

By KIARIE NJOROGE

In Summary

Mr Nkaissery termed the number of those reported to have been killed by police as wrong and not verified but did not provide an alternative count.

Interior Secretary Joseph Nkaissery has defended the police from media reports over rising cases of extrajudicial killings saying only a few rogue officers have been involved and they have been prosecuted.

Mr Nkaissery termed the number of those reported to have been summarily killed by police as wrong and not verified but did not provide an alternative count.

A report compiled by Nation Newsplex shows that more than 122 people were shot and killed by police in Kenya over the first eight months of 2016.
“Figures presented in the report to try and justify its wild allegations were grossly wrong and unverified,” Mr Nkaissery said Tuesday morning.

“The use of firearms by police officers is clearly stipulated in law. While we acknowledge a small number officers may have wrongly used their firearms, today we have a number of them facing prosecution and others subjected to disciplinary action including dismissal from the service.”