Two Kenyan police officers were charged on Thursday with murder after they allegedly shot dead two people in the eastern county of Garissa last month, according to a charge sheet seen by Reuters.
The two officers pleaded not guilty when charged with murder on Thursday.
“Adan Salat and Abdrahman Samow on the 25th of July 2020 at Soko Ng’ombe area of Garissa Township in Garissa…jointly murdered Aden Madhobe and Mudhidin Mudhow,” the charge sheet read.
The two officers were remanded in custody until Sept. 3 pending a hearing for their bail application. Kenya’s chief prosecutor Noordin Haji ordered that the pair be transferred to the capital Nairobi for their safety.
International campaigners have raised concerns about police behavior in Kenya, including during a lockdown instituted earlier this year to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
