Regular police lead in torture, report shows
Administration Police officers on September 20, 2016 arrest Edwin Dimba, suspected of printing fake money in his Nubian Estate house, Kisumu County. PHOTO | TONNY OMONDI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The 2016 National Torture Prevalence Survey released on Monday shows that regular police account for 61.4 per cent of all torture, Administration Police 13 per cent, county government security 4.9 per cent, local chiefs 4.8 per cent, the army 4.6 per cent and prison warders 2.9 per cent.
- Nairobi recorded the highest cases of torture at 41.3 per cent followed by Nyanza, western and northeastern regions. The central region recorded the lowest at 17.5 per cent.
The main perpetrators of torture are regular police followed by their Administration counterparts and county government security agents, a report has revealed.
The 2016 National Torture Prevalence Survey released on Monday shows that regular police account for 61.4 per cent of all torture, Administration Police 13 per cent, county government security 4.9 per cent, local chiefs 4.8 per cent, the army 4.6 per cent and prison warders 2.9 per cent.
Nairobi recorded the highest cases of torture at 41.3 per cent followed by Nyanza, western and northeastern regions. The central region recorded the lowest at 17.5 per cent.
Most torture incidences took place in police cells (39.4 per cent), at home (31.5 per cent) and on the way to the police station.
The most prevalent types of torture are beatings, strangulation and shooting.
It has been noted that torture is becoming more psychological in nature, with threats and intimidation becoming increasingly common as well as abductions and prosecution on false charges.
