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LSK wants police chief Kanja jailed for defying court orders on protests

Inspector general of police Douglas Kanja and CID boss Mohamed Amin at Milimani court on January 30, 202. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

The Law Society of Kenya wants Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja jailed for six months for defying court orders on police identification and stopping peaceful protests.

The LSK, in its application filed before the High Court, also targets former Nairobi Regional Commander Adamson Bungei, Mombasa County Commander Peter Kimani, and the Mombasa sub-County Commander Maxwell Agoro, claiming that police officers in civilian clothes who have masked their faces are still arresting persons.

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