The officers, drawn from specialised units in the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, were required to surrender the firearms by close of business today. PUBLIC SECURITYThis came a day after the National Police Service (NPS) issued a statement confirming that its officers were involved in the shooting, but termed the incident “regrettable”, promising to conduct investigations. The statement added that despite being cautioned, the “unidentified person” continued firing, drawing response from the officers. The Shah family demanded to know why the officers fled the scene after the shooting, even before establishing if the people they were looking for were around. Mr Otieno told journalists on Sunday that his officers were not involved in the operation.

Source: Daily Nation October 23, 2017 17:26 UTC