Three members of the newly formed Fighting Brutality and Impunity (FBI) movement have been released on a cash bail of KSh 50,000 each after appearing before the Kahawa Law Courts.
The group, comprising former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier Patrick Nyambaka Osoi, activist Jackson Kuria Kihara, also known as Cop Shakur, and Police Constable Hiram Kimathi, had been arrested in separate operations late last month over alleged links to criminal activities and possession of restricted items.
Their release was confirmed on Friday, August 8, by Embakasi East Member of Parliament and lawyer Babu Owino, who played a role in securing their freedom.
“Today at Kahawa Law Courts, we secured the freedom of the FBI Team- Fighting Brutality and Impunity in Kenya. They were RELEASED on cash bail of KSh. 50,000 each. A big thank you to all the Advocates who played a role in the release of Cop Shakur, Cop Kimathi, and Osoi,” Babu Owino wrote.
The arrests drew public attention due to the men’s efforts in protesting against extrajudicial killings, police misconduct, and systemic injustice.
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The trio had earlier declared their intention to fight for the rights of every Kenyan mistreated by security forces and to advocate for police officers who the state had abandoned.
On July 30, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) announced that Osoi had been arrested along Lang’ata Road in possession of a firearm.
That same day, Cop Shakur was apprehended in Kahawa West. At the time of arrest, he was found wearing a red beret emblazoned with the FBI symbol, an item which authorities alleged could be tied to the group’s activities.
Kimathi, the third member, was arrested the following day in Kinoru village, Meru County, in what detectives described as an intelligence-led operation.
