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Four officers jailed over death of Briton Alexander Monson who died in custody

Naftali Chege and Charles Munyiri at a Mombasa Court in Mombasa County on Monday, November 15, 2021, during a judgment in a case where they were charged with killing Briton Alexander Monson. The officers were convicted of manslaughter and Naftali was sentenced to 15 years in prison with a suspension of 5 years while Munyiri was sentenced to 12 years in prison with a suspension of 6 years. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

The High Court in Mombasa has sentenced four policemen to between four and 10 years in prison over the death of British aristocrat Alexander Monson in 2012.

Yesterday, Justice Eric Ogola found the four officers guilty of manslaughter for leaving Monson to die in their custody.

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