DPP Noordin Haji Announces New Initiative That Will Curb Police Brutality

The Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has announced that plans are in place to ensure cases of police brutality are curbed in the country.

Speaking on Friday while responding to questions from Kenyans on social media under the ODPP Café Initiative, DPP haji noted that his office has initiated human rights manuals to deal with police excessiveness.

He further noted that his office is pushing for powers to investigate police officers independently.

“The ODPP has initiated human rights manuals to deal with human rights abuse & police excessive. Through this, we have also engaged with the police & the public through the program which we have with HAKI AFRICA.

“We are pushing for capacity so as to enable us to investigate police independently,” he said.

File image of DPP Noordin haji. [Photo: Courtesy]

According to the DPP, police brutality is a global issue, adding that his office has worked with international organisations like the United Nations (UN) leading to the prosecution of 80 police officers.

"Police excessive is not only in Kenya but globally thus it depends with the mechanisms put in place.

"The ODPP has been working closely with the UN, which has enabled us to charge 80 police officers involved in police excessive & they have been charging individuals on command responsibility,” he added.

His statement comes at a time when cases of police brutality are on the rise in the country. Over the past two months, several people have either been shot or died mysteriously in the hands of the police.

A recent case that elicited outrage in the country is the controversial death of two brothers in Kianjokoma, Embu County after they were arrested by police for violating curfew regulations.

Six officers were arrested over the death of the two brothers.