DPP approves murder charges against police officer Klinzy Barasa

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has approved a murder charge against a police officer who allegedly murdered a mask vendor in Nairobi CBD.

A 32-year-old police constable, Klinzy Barasa Masinde, appeared before Justice Kanyi Kimondo in Milimani High Court.

He is alleged to have shot Boniface Kariuki on the 17th of June 2025 outside Imenti House, who later succumbed to the injuries at Kenyatta National Hospital.

Justice Kimondo directed that the suspect be remanded at Nairobi Remand Prison and undergo mental assessment before he is charged with murder.

The suspect is expected to be presented to court on 28th July 2025 for plea taking.

Boniface Kariuki, passed away on Monday afternoon, June 30, just a day after he was declared brain dead. He will be buried at his rural home in Kangema, Murang’a County.

During his requiem mass held on Wednesday at the Holy Family Basilica, mourners eulogised him as a law-abiding and hardworking Kenyan.

They called for justice for their son and an end to extra-judicial killings.