How did warning shots end in death? Police reports leave critical questions unanswered in PS convoy incident
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 1 — Two police reports on an incident involving Youth Affairs Principal Secretary Jacob Fikirini’s security detail leave a critical question unanswered: how did a confrontation described…..
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A Youth Affairs Principal Secretary's security detail is under scrutiny after a confrontation involving warning shots at a public event allegedly resulted in the fatal shooting of a young man, Cecil Otieno Ouma.
- Two police reports offer conflicting accounts, with one mentioning warning shots fired to disperse a crowd demanding handouts and another documenting a death from multiple gunshot wounds without detailing the circumstances.
- The incident involved Principal Secretary Jacob Fikirini’s convoy leaving a youth sensitisation meeting at Kariokor Social Hall.
- Witnesses claim the deceased, Cecil Otieno Ouma, was shot inside the PS's vehicle after being sent to return money rejected
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