{"id":2042803,"date":"2025-07-28T19:45:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T17:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=2042803"},"modified":"2025-07-29T18:16:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:16:58","slug":"kenyan-police-officer-not-guilty-killing-street-vendor-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/latest-news\/2025-07-28\/kenyan-police-officer-not-guilty-killing-street-vendor-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan police officer pleads not guilty to killing street vendor during protest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nairobi (EFE).- A Kenyan police officer accused of killing a 22-year old face mask vendor, Boniface Kariuki Mwangi, during a protest in Nairobi on Jun. 17 pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Monday at the Milimani High Court. The court ordered the officer to remain in custody pending a bail hearing scheduled for Aug. 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officer Klinzy Masinde Barasa, 32, appeared in court wearing a white sweater and blue surgical mask. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He remained silent during the session while being escorted by prison guards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe not-guilty plea is officially recorded,\u201d said Judge Kimondo Kanyi, who ordered Barasa to be held at Nairobi\u2019s Industrial Area Prison pending further proceedings <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barasa\u2019s lawyer, Abdrazak Mohamed, asked the court for additional time to prepare a formal bail request. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A psychiatric evaluation presented by the prosecution confirmed that the officer is mentally fit to stand trial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prosecutor-opposes-bail-request\"><strong>Prosecutor opposes bail request<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State Prosecutor Vincent Monda told the court that the prosecution will oppose bail, arguing that Barasa could interfere with key witnesses, some of whom are fellow officers, and that his release could endanger his safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Republic will oppose bail ahead of the trial. We have already submitted an affidavit by the investigating officer, Sarah Mwea, opposing bail,\u201d Monda stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barasa is one of two officers seen in footage widely shared on social media and local outlets during the Jun. 17 protests, allegedly beating Kariuki with the butt of a shotgun before shooting him in the head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second officer, Ducan Kiprono, was released due to a lack of evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-140-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2043188\" style=\"width:847px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-140-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-140-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-140-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-140-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-140-430x286.webp 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-140-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-140.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-anger-mounts-over-police-brutality\"><strong>Anger mounts over police brutality<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protest where Kariuki was killed was sparked by the death of 31-year-old blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang, who was found dead in police custody earlier that month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident triggered national outrage and led to <a href=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/latest-news\/2025-06-12\/kenyan-police-fire-tear-gas-protesters-blogger-death\/\">mass demonstrations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a report by Kenya\u2019s Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), at least 65 people were killed during four days of recent protests, with documented cases of \u201cexcessive use of force\u201d by security forces. 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