The Acting Inspector-General of Police in Kenya, Gilbert Masengeli has been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt by the country’s High Court.
In his ruling on Friday, Justice Lawrence Mugambi gave
Masengeli seven days to surrender himself to the Commissioner-General of
Prisons to commence his prison term.
Justice Masengeli ordered the Interior Cabinet Secretary,
Kithure Kindiki to ensure Masengeli’s imprisonment if the Acting IGP fails to
surrender himself.
The judge said, “Mr Gilbert Masengeli is sentenced to six
months imprisonment, he is ordered to submit himself to the Commissioner of
Kenya Prisons to ensure he is committed to a prison facility to commence
serving sentence.”
The judge gave the ruling following the Acting IGP’s refusal
to honour six consecutive summons to appear before the court.
Justice Masengeli had summoned the police boss over the
whereabouts of two brothers, Jamil and Aslam Longton and activist, Bob Njagi.
They were kidnapped in August in Kitengela.
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