Two former police officers have been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for murdering a camel herder in Tana River County six years ago.
In his sentence, Justice Stephen Githinji stated that justice will be served by sentencing Police Constable Emmanuel Wanje Mwaringa and Administration Police Constable Brian Otieno to such period in jail.
Justice Githinji ruled that the court ensured there is balanced justice both for the accused and the deceased’s family before sentencing the two former police officers.
The court termed the jail period as reasonable since it also treated the two convict as first offenders.
Last week, the court found the two guilty of jointly murdering Abdullahi Hussein Omar on the 24th June, 2018 at Boka Market, Boka Township, within Tana River County.
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) probed the murder incident after receiving a notification from the Officer Commanding Station Bangale Police Station on 26th June 2018.
Githinji ruled that the prosecution through SPC, Ms. Agather Mkongo had proven that the two police officers used excessive force during the incident.
The judge ruled that the use of live bullets to shoot at an unarmed civilian constituted to unreasonable use of force in the circumstances.
