Police officers linked to murder of Baby Pendo barred from Kisumu hotspots

Senior police officers among them four officers allegedly linked to the killing of Baby Pendo and other people during the 2017 post-election violence in Kisumu county at a Milimani court on Monday, May 05, 2025, when they were charged with the offense. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Four police officers facing trial for the horrific 2017 killing of baby Samantha Pendo have been ordered by the High Court not to enter areas where the violence occurred.

Justice Margrate Muigai on Monday instructed police bosses John Chengo Masha, Linah Kosgey, Cyprine Robi Wankio, and James Rono - all of whom have denied various charges including murder, torture, and rape - not to set foot in the Nyalenda, Nyawita, Obunga, Nyamasaria, and Kondele areas of Kisumu pending a pre-bail report expected to be tabled in court in a fortnight.