KILLING OF ARSHAD, PAKISTAN JOURNALIST SHOWS IMPUNITY

 By Janelle Okongo 

Extrajudicial killings that are continuously being executed in the country, are raising an alarm and inflicting fear and insecurity to people as the family of deceased battle with psychological torture in the struggle to overcome the loss.

The murder of a Pakistan investigative journalist, Arshad Sheriff at Magadi, Kajiado county is a deep leak in the dark to our country.

This tends to feature the culture of impunity in our country where individuals are abruptly deprived off their right to life.

The circumstances revolving around the death of Sherrif raises much more questions on what exactly triggered his execution.

Was he killed for mistaken identity? Why did the police fail to look at the number plate of his car to determine if he was the culprit? Why was the driver not shot?

 Arshad's killing has raised a lot of suspicion and this is endangering the lives of investigative journalists responsible for uprooting evil deeds of the society by working under many death threats.

President Ruto need to take into serious account Pakistan's prime minister call of investigation into the incident as a way of administering justice to everybody and building solid relations between Kenya and other states.

Everyone is entitled to the right to live as documented in the constitution of Kenya. The independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) need to hasten the process of finding out the culprits involved and charge them heavily in the court of law.

Kenya ought to safeguard the lives of her citizens and that of other foreigners as a way of contributing to social and economic relationships and development.


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