Faith Odhiambo demands updates as police killings stay under public spotlight
Key points
- Ex-LSK boss Faith Odhiambo has called for public updates on investigations into police killings.
- Her demand is linked in reporting to cases such as the death of 12-year-old Bridgit Njoki Wainaina, shot in her home during 2025 Saba Saba protests.
- Silence after high-profile deaths deepens distrust in policing and oversight bodies.
Grief without answers becomes a political wound. Eastleigh Voice reports that former Law Society of Kenya president Faith Odhiambo is demanding investigation updates on police killings, with public attention again fixed on cases including the death of 12-year-old Bridgit Njoki Wainaina, shot inside her family’s home during the 2025 Saba Saba protests.
When a child dies in a living room, the minimum standard of a constitutional democracy is a transparent probe: ballistics, command responsibility, and court-ready files — not endless “still investigating” lines. Families and the public measure the State by whether uniforms face the same law they enforce.
Oversight on trial
IPOA, ODPP and NPS internal affairs all sit in the frame. New leadership appointments only matter if dockets move. Rights advocates will keep listing names until charge sheets or reasoned closure reports appear.
Security forces need rules of engagement that protect peaceful protest and bystanders; officers who murder or shoot recklessly need prosecution, not transfers.
What “updates” should look like
Published status of each priority case, witness protection steps, and timelines to decision. Opacity feeds both vigilantism narratives and impunity.
Justice contacts: directory.
Based on Eastleigh Voice reporting of Odhiambo’s public demand; case facts rest on official investigations and courts.