Stop Impunity: Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) Pushes for Operational Coroner Service Act Amid Rising Deaths in Custody
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Kenya is currently grappling with a deeply troubling rise in deaths occurring in police custody, a stark reflection of systemic failings in the country’s justice and accountability mechanisms. The scale of this crisis is laid bare by recent statistics: between 2024 and 2025 alone, the Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) documented…

