Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) Deputy Party leader has accused police officers in Kakamega County of assaulting and injuring his driver.
In a statement on Monday, June 9, Malala claimed that an OCS named Mr. Rotich and three other police officers trailed his vehicle and forced the driver to stop.
Upon discovering, Malala was not in the vehicle, the officers allegedly commanded the driver to drive to an unknown destination, but he refused and was assaulted using a gun pointer.
“The Kakamega OCPD - a one Mr. Rotich and three other uniformed officers trailed my vehicle and forced my driver to stop. Disappointingly, upon confirming I was not on board, they commanded him to drive to an unknown destination. When he refused, they assaulted him so severely using a gun pointer that he was left profusely bleeding,” Malala claimed.
The former UDA Secretary General also claimed that his driver was detained at Kakamega Central Police Station for hours before he was escorted to Kakamega General Hospital for treatment.
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Malala also claimed that the officers attempted to destroy pictorial evidence on the driver’s phone following the incident.
“Instead of permitting medical aid, they detained him at Kakamega Central Police Station for hours. Only after this unlawful detention was he escorted by armed officers to Kakamega General Hospital for treatment. Shockingly, they attempted to destroy pictorial evidence on his phone, a crude attempt to conceal their actions, to no avail of success,” he stated.
The DCP Deputy Party leader further said they will file a complaint against the police officers at the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA).
“Our nation sinks deeper into lawlessness when officers become perpetrators. We will not be intimidated; we are formally filing a complaint with IPOA,” Malala added.
