Court frees eight suspects linked to Kisumu ACK church violence

Siaya Governor James Orengo address the media outside Kisumu Law Courts after eight suspects linked to the violence that erupted at St Stephen's ACK Cathedral were released on July 27, 2026.[Rodgers Otiso, Standard] Eight suspects linked to the violence that erupted at St Stephen’s ACK Cathedral in Kisumu have been released after the court ruled that there was no basis to continue holding them.

The decision followed submissions from the defence team led by Siaya Governor James Orengo, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino and former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo, who argued that the suspects had been unlawfully detained without sufficient evidence linking them to the violence.