Police being allowed to get away with murder — reportPolice arrest demonstrators protesting their brutality in October 2017. The report reviews human rights standards in nearly 100 countries. “IPOA appears overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the cases,” HRW observes, adding that the agency had only secured three convictions since it started work in 2012. No one has been charged for the killing of nine-month-old baby Samantha Pendo in Kisumu and nine-year-old Stephanie Moraa in Nairobi, the report notes. “The working environment for bloggers, journalists, and activists remains hostile as police threatened journalists and bloggers, and arrested and detained journalists and activists,” it says.

Source: Standard Digital January 16, 2020 10:41 UTC