Baby Pendo's mother now pursues State for compensation

Family members stand by the coffin bearing the remains of Baby Samantha Pendo during a mass at St. Joseph Catholic church in Kisumu on August 25, 2017. [Denish Ochieng/Standard]

The mother of Samantha Pendo, the six-month-old baby killed by police during the post-2017 poll skirmishes, has sued the State.

Lancer Ochieng, in court documents seen by The Standard, argues that her baby had nothing to do with the violence, and did not deserve to die at the hands of police.