More than 13 people were killed by police in Mathare in two months last year, a community report claims. The data was captured in a report titled 'Police Violence in Mathare', compiled by Mathare Social Justice Centre. It covers incidences which followed the August 8 and October 26 general elections.
MSJC terms the police executions as cases of extrajudicial killings and says more than 30 people were injured and property worth millions destroyed. But Mathare OCPD Alice Kimeli said she was not aware of the incidents the report cited. Among those documented include nine-year-old girl Stephanie Moraa and three street children reported to have been killed between August 9-13.
The deaths of David Owino, 28, Bonface Ochieng, 31, Silas Lebo, 17, Victor Okoth, 22, Bonface Okoth, 25, also feature in the report. The community group adds that 27 other people were injured three days after the August polls. The report also captures the killings of Paul Omina, Julius Juma, and Reuben Ooko who were shot during protests against the October 26 vote.
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