PREMIUM Why High court cleared way for police officers' murder trial Were and Thuita had argued that Ipoa unlawfully influenced the DPP to prosecute them for murder. News Just now Listen
In a judgment delivered on July 9, 2026, the court dismissed police officers James Were and Christopher Thuita's bid to stop the criminal case, ruling that the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (Ipoa) acted within the law by investigating the shooting and recommending that they be prosecuted.“The first respondent merely recommended prosecution to the second respondent as required under the Independent Policing Oversight Authority Act.
Finding no evidence that either Ipoa or the DPP acted outside the law, Justice Musyoka dismissed the application, lifted the orders that had suspended the prosecution and directed that the murder trial proceed.
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