This archive report was first published on 22 September 2021.
On September 22, 2021, the families of six police officers charged with the murder of two Kianjokoma brothers expressed concern over the number of civil society organizations seeking to join the case.
The families, through their lawyer Danstan Omari, claimed that the organizations are using the case to mint money from the international community.
Omari alleged that the organizations have now captured the Director of Public Prosecution's office after losing political funding.
"It's a sad day that these civil society organizations, having lost political funding from donors, have now captured the office of the DPP to prosecute criminal cases as a way to raise funds. Seems the DPP is no longer in control. Article 157 of the constitution is now dead," Omari added.
The lawyer pointed out that two civil society organizations, Independent Medical Legal Unit and International Justice Mission (IJM), have applied to be supplied with the documents for the application of bail, which is coming up for hearing on the next day.
Omari claimed that the organizations are using the case to entice foreign donors to send money to Kenya, which would continue the story of the Kianjokoma brothers' murder and allow the organizations to receive more funding at the expense of the innocent accused persons.
The six officers include Benson Mputhia, Consolata Kariuki, Nicholas Cheruiyot, Martin Wanyama, Lilian Chemuna, and James Mwaniki.
