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LSK vows to explore legal options if Masengeli defies court's jail order

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Acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli was sentenced to prison for six months for failing to appear to court six times.[File, Standard]

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK), pundits and civil society groups are seeking tougher legal action against Acting Inspector General of Police, Gilbert Masengeli, if he fails to honor the six-month sentence by High court.

The mounting pressure comes after Justice Lawrence Mugambi sentenced Masengeli following his defying summons seven times in relation to the disappearance of Bob Njagi, Aslam Longton, and Jamil Longton, who were abducted in Kitengela two months ago, by people who identified themselves as police officers.

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