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IPOA taken to task over police brutality on protesters

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By Edwin Nyarangi | Aug 16, 2024

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**Activist Boniface Mwangi** **was hurled into a police vehicle by anti-riot police officers along Koinange Street during anti-government protests on July 25, 2024.** [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has been put to task by Parliament over its apparent ineffectiveness in protecting public rights against Kenya Police Service officers' brutality.

The Authority which appeared before the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) in Parliament buildings to answer critical questions regarding its role in overseeing the National Police Service found it difficult to explain what it was doing to safeguard citizens.

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