Mistaken Identity? Police In Frying Pan Following The Shooting of SDA Church Leader
By Owino Nyakiti
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The shooting scene in Homa Bay Town on Friday night. PHOTO CREDIT : George Odiwuor | NMG |
Friday night shooting of a local church leader in Homa Bay Town has sparked outrage and raised questions about policing amid claims of "mistaken identity".
A group of police officers sprayed with bullets, a car belonging to a businessman and Makongeni Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church elder as he was driving home from a car wash. The victim was rushed to hospital having sustained serious injuries on the leg.
At about 8pm while driving from the Homa Bay Town pier, where he had left his car for washing, a group of officers opened fire on his car and emptied multiple rounds of ammunition.
Witnesses said he was not questioned before they opened fire. "They were waiting for him for several minutes. It was something that was well planned," one resident claimed.
"It's unfortunate...The officers could not explain to us why they did this...their bosses were also perplexed," Mr Evans Ndede, the victim's nephew, said.
Homa Bay Sub-county Police Commander Sammy Koskey and his counterpart from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Ms Monica Berege, were at the scene after the incident and are yet to issue a statement on the matter.
The family of the victim has called on the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to investigate and serve them justice.
"We are likely to witness similar shootings if IPOA fails to act. Whoever did this should be punished as a lesson to other police officers who think they can misuse firearms," Mr Jared Kajomo, a family member, said.
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