A Kenyan court has sentenced former Likoni OCS Yunus Athman to life imprisonment for the 2018 murder of 20-year-old Mbaraka Maitha Omar. The ruling by Lady Justice Wendy Kagendo Micheni in Mombasa underscores growing calls for police accountability in the country.

• Over 20 witnesses testified for the prosecution, led by Ngiri Wangui.
• Athman shot Omar multiple times during an arrest attempt over alleged goat theft, despite Omar being unarmed and offering no resistance.
• The court emphasized that abuse of state authority by police, who are entrusted to protect life, warrants deterrent sentences.