September 15, 2014 - Today's News In Gazetikenya

Former TV show host Regina Mutoko dies|Police gun down alleged terrorist in morning raid.

Former TV show, “Omo Pick A Box”, host and IT consultant Regina Mutoko is dead.Regina passed away on Saturday morning after a bath room accident at her house.She was the sister of KISS FM presenter Caroline Mutoko, among others.

Confirming the death, Caroline said on her Facebook update:

"My sister and best friend, Regina Kalombe Mutoko got her angel wings yesterday.

 A golden heart stopped beating, a brilliant soul is laid to rest. God broke our hearts to prove, he only takes the best. His will be done. May her soul rest in eternal peace. Amen."

I highly condemn the killing of Ahmed in Mombasa, police and all our security agencies have their heads up in their asses and that's why we might not win this war on terrorism, shoot to kill is the most backward policy i have ever heard, for heaven sake this boy was unarmed and how will they ever get intelligence on the enemy?

Every body in this country deserves a fair chance no one has the right to terminate someone's life without giving them a hearing before a judge..... I know you might disagree with me on this one but don't forget that our President and his deputy have a pending case at ICC... we still presume them innocent until proven otherwise. 

True story of what happened Yesterday, “This is when I asked my son who is in Form Two to shut the door. But when he reached it, he found a body in a pool of blood. He came back running and told me that he had seen a body lying there. I came out and discovered it was Ahmed,” she recalled outside the Central Police Station where she went to record a statement. She said the police had taken all the mobile phones and other items from the house but declined to tell her the reason when she demanded an explanation. She said she was given a piece of paper to sign that a grenade had been found in the search but she declined to do so. Mvita MP Abduswamad Nassir and officials from the Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri) and Haki Africa human rights NGOs condemned the killing which they described as extra-judicial.

“We demand witness protection as we have our people who could clearly identify the officers  who pulled the trigger,” said the MP. He dismissed claims by the police that one suspect had escaped. According to him, the area had been sealed off by the police. Muhuri chairman Khelef Khalifa challenged the government “to come clear” over shoot to kill orders that appear “to target Muslim faithful”. Haki Africa Executive director Hussein Khalid warned that “extra- judicial killings” would encourage radicalistion and extremism among the youth.

“This radicalisation and extremism among our youth is being encouraged by these trigger-happy police officers. It will not solve the problem of crime, it is an illegal scheme of elimination by the government,” he said.

Meanwhile, KDF operating under the auspices of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) killed atleast 33 fighters in an ambush which targeted two camps on Friday. Al Shabaab fighters had fled from Barawe, a town which is about to be captured by Amisom forces.A statement from the mission yesterday said: “During the raid, Al-Shabaab suffered heavy losses, including foreign fighters. Many Al-Shabaab militias were also wounded in the attack which completely destroyed the facility which was a hideout for the terrorists.”The statement said KDF were assisted in the operation by Ugandan People Defence Forces (UPDF) who were advancing on Al-Shabaab’s hideout in Barawe.

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