In a boost for Kenyans' right to picket, Justice Ngaah said the police boss will be personally liable for any acts or omissions for issuing unconstitutional orders and directives to officers under his command.
Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja, and future officeholders, will be held liable for unlawful use of force by officers to disperse peaceful demonstrations, the High Court has ruled.
This is after the court sided with rights lobbies that had sued over last year's attack on the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) boss, Dr Davji Attelah, during a doctors' strike. In the incident, police shot tear gas cannisters at doctors protesting outside Afya House and injured the union boss.
