According to reports, Kenya’s Independent Police Oversight Authority (Ipoa) has started an investigation into the murder of renowned Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif. According to local media sites, Mr. Sharif was mistaken for someone else when he was killed by police.
To oversee the operations of the police, the Ipoa, a civilian organization, was established. A rapid reaction team has been dispatched to investigate the murder of the journalist, the organization’s president Ann Makori told journalists in Nairobi, the country’s capital.
Citizen TV tweeted a video of Ms Makori’s remarks:
Ann Makori – Chair, IPOA: On the Pakistan killing, our rapid response team has already been dispatched to investigate the killing of the journalist. We assure Kenyans of our full commitment to delivering on its mandate pic.twitter.com/FWz80i8lf6
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) October 24, 2022
