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July 3, 2026
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Supreme Court rejects bid to force police prosecution over Pakistani journalist killing

Supreme Court rejects bid to force police prosecution over Pakistani journalist killing

Five-judge bench also declines to increase the Sh10 million compensation awarded to Sharif's widow...

✨ Key Highlights

Kenya's Supreme Court has dismissed a final appeal seeking to force the prosecution of police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, upholding the independence of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

  • The court reaffirmed that prosecutorial decisions rest exclusively with the Director of Public Prosecutions, rejecting calls to compel criminal charges against the officers.
  • The Supreme Court upheld the Sh10 million compensation awarded to Sharif's widow, Javeria Siddique, while declining to increase the amount or order the release of investigative records.
  • Arshad Sharif was shot dead by Kenyan police on October 23, 2022, in what authorities described as a mistaken identity incident.
  • The court agreed with lower courts that Sharif's constitutional right to life had been breached, but did not classify the killing as torture.

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