Civil society defends police on extra judicial report

Macharia Njeru, the chairman of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority. Betty Waitherero, Convener KCC, says that the report shows that Human Rights Watch have no idea there exists the Independent Policing Oversight Authority(IPOA) that handles cases to do with terror victims. (PHOTO: FILE/ STANDARD)

A section of civil society has defended the police over cases of extra judicial killings and forced disappearance.
Bashing the recently released Human Rights Watch report that painted security agencies in bad light, the Kenya Citizens Coalition (KCC) has said the report's alienation of the Somali community and usage of isolated cases does not paint the real picture of the country's security forces.

The report had further alluded a tense relationship between security agencies and communities over marred extra judicial killings which compromised disclosure of intelligence information.