By SAM KIPLAGAT More by this AuthorA 28-year-old man who was maliciously arrested and kept waiting for 23 months before his case was terminated for lack of witnesses has been awarded Sh5 million by the High Court. The victim sued the Inspector-General of Police, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and Corporal J. Ochieng, the investigating officer in his case. The judge castigated the police, saying no one should be charged without conducting proper investigations and prosecutors should never be used “to stage-manage cases”. When he was arrested, the police never bothered to inform him the reasons for his arrest, but he overheard them saying he would be handed over to the Criminal Investigations Department the following day. The man said he lost his job where he used to earn Sh35,000 per month and was stigmatised for being labelled a robber.

Source: Daily Nation June 06, 2020 02:15 UTC