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December 15, 2025
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IPOA Intervenes After Boda Boda Rider Dies In Police Custody

IPOA Intervenes After Boda Boda Rider Dies In Police Custody

Questions have been raised after a boda boda operator passed away inside his cell just hours after he was booked at a police station in Nairobi...

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The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched an investigation into the death of Jack Leon Matoke, a Boda Boda rider, who died in police custody at Kawangware police post on Thursday, December 11. This intervention comes after discrepancies arose in the police's account of his death.

  • IPOA began investigations on Monday, December 15, documenting the scene and contacting Matoke's family.
  • Officials attended a post-mortem at the City Mortuary to gather crucial medical findings.
  • Police initially claimed Matoke died by self-harm using his T-shirt, but later changed the story to a shoelace, which has been disputed by the family and activist Hussein Khalid.
  • The 23-year-old boda boda rider was arrested at approximately 7 pm on Thursday, December 11, 2025.

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