Justice on hold: IPOA slammed for laxity in Gen Z protest probes

KDF officers leave Nyayo National Stadium aboard their vehicles heading into the Nairobi Central Business District for Gen Z protests on June 27, 2024. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) is under scrutiny for its failure to deliver timely justice following the deadly 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests.

Nearly a year after the protests erupted across the country, which culminated in the storming of Parliament on June 25 and resulted in the deaths of at least 65 demonstrators, only two cases are currently before the courts.