That is the highest figure of casualties in a calendar year since 20017 according to Missing Voices, a platform by civil society organisations. But Police spokesman Charles Owino dismissed the report, saying not every person found dead with gunshot wounds must have been killed by the police. "You know these people (civil society groups) forget that this country has criminals in the street with illegal arms. He lamented that despite immense investment in modernising and reforming the police service, officers still operate with impunity. Zero!”Olal claimed that government officials only engage civil society actors and speak about reforms to appease donors when foreign funding is imminent.

Source: The Star March 14, 2021 20:03 UTC