Apologise to Kenyans, Inspector General; there're no busybodies at IPOA

Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome during his vetting at Parliament. [Elvis Ogina,Standard]

Japhet Koome, Inspector General of the National Police Service (NPS), recently accused the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) of being 'busybodies' whose work prevented police from protecting Kenyans. Kithure Kindiki, Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Coordination was present when he made this statement.

On the same day, one of the police officers convicted of murdering lawyer Willie Kimani, his client Josephat Mwendwa and their taxi driver Joseph Muiruri begged the court for leniency and asked for forgiveness from the victims' families for abducting, torturing and killing their loved ones. Convicted officers Fredrick Leliman and Leonard Mwangi were also charged with murdering Peter Mutua in 2016. This is significant. Families of the victims would not have justice without the IPOA and the 2010 constitution's emphasis on police accountability.