Police have launched an investigation after a suspect who was arrested and released for assaulting a police officer was found dead in River Nzoia, Kakamega County.
Dennis Lusava was arrested on October 7, 2020, by police officers from the Mbururu police post before being released.
The arrest of Dennis prompted a protest at the police station by the angry mob which burnt it down last week.
The Independent Medico-Legal Unit (Imlu) has joined in the investigation into the death of the suspect and had promised to deliver justice to his family.
The body of Dennis was found floating on River Nzoia and was later taken to Webuye Hospital Mortuary.
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Imlu boss Peter Kiama noted that they have reasons to believe that officers at Mbururu police post allegedly arrested and tortured him were responsible for his enforced disappearance while in their custody and his eventual death.
Mr. Peter demand independent investigations of the circumstance under which the arrest, detention, torture, enforced disappearance, and death of Dennis while in police custody happened, and expedited arrest and prosecution of officers found guilty of the crime.
Eighteen suspects were arrested over the torching of the police station.
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