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Minor fights for life after alleged torture in police cell

A 17-year-old student is fighting for his life at the Narok County Referral Hospital after allegedly being brutally assaulted while in police custody. [George Sayagie, Standard]

A 17-year-old student from Naroosura Secondary School, Felix Senet Takona, is fighting for his life at the Narok County Referral Hospital after allegedly being brutally assaulted while in police custody  at Naroosura Police Station in Narok South Sub-County.

Felix, a Form Two student, was arrested on October 10, 2025, at around 2:00 pm at Naroosura shopping centre on suspicion of stealing tractor parts. However, when he was presented before court on October 13, the charge was changed to breaking into a building and committing a felony.

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