Police have been blamed for the death of a British national, Alexander Monson who died while at Diani Police Station after being taken in over a drug case on May 19, 2012.
Jeremiah Arodi from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) said police neglected Monson when he fell ill in the late hours of the night leading to his death.
"The blame goes to police officers with who Monson was under custody. The police were responsible for the wellbeing of the deceased while under their custody, but they failed in their mandate and duties," he said.
Arodi had interrogated his cellmates and found out that Monson fell sick at 3 am.
The cellmates confirmed that Monson was well when he was taken in.
Going by the reports from junior officers, Arodi asserted that Monson's condition was reported to the OCS in charge of the station but did not react to the issue, a claim which the OCS firmly dismissed saying that no one ever reported the issue to him and he was informed in the morning.
At 10:45 am that morning, his family and close friends who had paid him a visit took him to Palm Beach hospital after noting that the condition had overwhelmed him, however, it was too late.
Arodi was among the witnesses testifying against police officers; Naftali Chege, Ismael Baraka, Charles Munyiri and John Pamba who were charged with Monson's death on May 19, 2012.