Kenya: Rights Groups Condemn DPP's Move to Drop Charges Against Eight Police Officers in Baby Pendo Case

Kenya: Rights Groups Condemn DPP's Move to Drop Charges Against Eight Police Officers in Baby Pendo Case

Nairobi -- Amnesty International Kenya, alongside 29 other human rights organisations, has strongly condemned the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) for dropping charges against eight of the twelve police officers initially implicated in the murder of Baby Samantha Pendo during the 2017 post-election violence.

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Baby Pendo's mother speaks out after DPP drops charges against 8 officers: "Sijui kwa nini"

Four officers were charged in the 2017 killing of Baby Pendo during post-election violence. Her mother expressed grief over dropped charges against eight officers.

Rights groups condemn DPP’s move to drop charges against eight police officers in Baby Pendo case

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 5 — Amnesty International Kenya, alongside 29 other human rights organisations, has strongly condemned the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) for dropping charges against eight of the twelve police officers initially implicated in the murder of Baby Samantha Pendo during the 2017 post-election violence. The rights groups, which include the Utu Wetu Trust, International Justice Mission, and the Police Reforms…

ODPP drops murder charges against eight police officers in Baby Pendo case - The Informer Media Group

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has dropped the case against eight senior police officers  in Baby Pendo case. The ODPP, through state counsel Mark Barasa, told the court today that after a review of the case file, only four police officers have a case to answer. “Your honour, we will be charging only four accused persons in the case, and with us in court is the amended charge sheet ready to charge the four,” Barasa told…

DPP drops charges against 8 police officers in Baby Pendo murder case

The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) on Monday, May 5, 2025, has dropped charges against eight of the