Case filed in High Court to force the govt operationalize the coroner's law

Aerial view of the Houses of the Parliament of Kenya.[File, Standard]

A case has been filed in the High Court in Nairobi to compel the government to activate a law designed to establish an independent body to investigate unexplained deaths, particularly those caused by the police.

In their case filed before High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi, John Wangai, Peter Agoro, and Operation Linda Jamii urge the court to implement the National Coroners Service Act, which aims to establish an independent coroner responsible for investigating causes of death and holding those involved accountable.