From left: Pwani Social Justice group chairman Simon Kazungu and Haki Africa group rapid response officer Mathias Shipeta addressing journalists. A human rights organization at the coast has invited the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to investigate cases of extrajudicial killings and police brutality in Tana River County. In September last year, four people were brutally murdered and their bodies burnt at Mnazini village in Tana Delta Sub County by people locals described as police officers. SEE ALSO: Malaria risk for Tana River flooding victimsBusinessman Mustafa Ali Gure alias China, his brother Hussein Ali Gure and two truck drivers Ibrahim Yarow and Isack Mohamed are believed to have been killed by four men in police uniform. He also asked IPOA to investigate a harassment incident that saw a whole village persecuted when agencies were looking for kidnapped Italian aid worker Sylvia Romano.

Source: Standard Digital July 08, 2020 06:46 UTC