Hundreds protest against alleged police killings in Kenya
The protests were sparked off by the murder of three men, including a human rights lawyer, linked to the three officers.
Nairobi: Hundreds of Kenyans including human rights activists, lawyers and taxi operators peacefully protested Monday against what they said are pervasive killings linked to police, as a court ordered three police officers be held for two weeks on charges they murdered three men.
Demonstrators demanded an end to extra judicial executions by police, which they said are common. Protesters took a petition to police headquarters, parliament, the president's office and the Supreme Court.
"We are here to loudly and unequivocally protest what we know is the policy of the Kenya government of extra judicial killings and forced disappearances of suspects, human rights defenders as well as anyone who stands against the government or in any case seems to threaten the status quo," said Human Rights activist al-Amin Kimathi.
The protests were sparked off by the murder of three men, including a human rights lawyer, linked to the three officers. A court ordered the three officers be held without bail for two weeks for investigations to be completed.