Nairobi Court Holds Two Cops for 14 Days in Murder Investigation
The officers are alleged to have fatally shot Shukri Adan Ibrahim Issaka on January 11, 2026, at around 0610 hours near the MCC area within Villa Police Station.
A Nairobi court has detained two police officers for a period of 14 days to pave the way for investigators to conclude investigations on the murder allegations against them.
While detaining them, Milimani Principal Magistrate Caroline Mugo considered the application by the applicant to detain the suspects for 21 days to investigate them on murder allegations and also the application by the respondents.
“After considering the application by both parties, I put on notice the seriousness of the offence and also the security of the respondents from the members of the public who are outraged by the offence. I consider granting the officer investigating the matter 14 days to conclude investigations and appear in court on January 26, 2026,” the Magistrate ruled.
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority IPOA through Abdirhaman Jibril, a senior assistant director of investigations of the Authority, was seeking 21 days detention of Sergeant Godwin Mjomba and Administration Police Constable (APC) Patrick Mutunga Titus at the Capitol Hill Police Station for investigations.
The officers are alleged to have fatally shot Shukri Adan Ibrahim Issaka on January 11, 2026, at around 0610 hours near the MCC area within Villa Police Station. They were arrested and placed in custody at Capitol Hill on the same day vide OB No. 30/11/03/2026.
The court heard that the deceased, Festus Mutinda, and Wycliffe Nyakwama were to deliver a Toyota Fielder, registration number KDN 266B, to one Jojo in Imara Daima. On the way, they had an accident with a Matatu, and commotion arose between the two drivers.
Wycliffe decided to drive away after the Matatu driver called his colleagues for reinforcement. He parked the vehicle at MCC school, and they decided to walk back to the scene of the accident on foot.
On their way back to the scene, they were stopped by the respondents who ordered them to lie down. As they were lying down, the respondents shot at them, hitting the deceased on the ear, exiting at the back of his head, and he died on the scene.
The post mortem was conducted on the same day and revealed that the deceased died of the head injuries that were caused by a single gunshot that penetrated the head.
