Court grants police seven days to detain officer who killed colleague

Police officer Ezekiel Kipkoech at a Milimani court when he was presented under a miscillineous application as police sought 14 days to detain him over his aleged killing of a fellow police officer in Naivas,area of Ruaraka,Nairobi on February 23,2025. [Collins Kweyu,Standard]

A court has allowed police to detain for seven days a police officer who allegedly shot and killed a colleague in Nairobi.

Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina ruled on Tuesday that Ezekiel Kipkoech, who is attached to VIP protection, be detained at Ruaraka police station.