Former Chief Justice Dr Willy Mutunga has declared interest in heading a commission that will investigate the police for infringing on the rights of citizens.
The former CJ made the remarks while responding to the events that preceded the arrest and detention of the Opposition’s Chief strategist David Ndii.
Dr Mutunga stated that he would be the right candidate for such a position if such a commission was created adding that it was important for police to be held to account for their actions.
In the tweet posted on Monday, Dr Mutunga stated that he understands the plight and trauma that Dr Ndii’s family went through since his family was a victim of the same in the 1980s.
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“Hearing Mrs Ndii narrate her pain and her quest for rights reminds me of the trauma my own family went through in 1982-3,” Dr Mutunga remarked.
“I would really love to chair a Commission of Inquiry into these police violations under the auspices of the Office of former CJ,” he added.
Dr Ndii's was released on Monday evening after the Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko ordered the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to release him on police bond.
After the order, the police drove Dr Ndii out of the Milimani Law Court to the Muthaiga Police Station then to the DCI where he was released.
Dr Ndii was arrested by seven police officers from the Flying Squad and the Special Crimes Prevention Unit, at the Coast on Sunday evening.
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The police then took him to Diani Police Station and was later driven to Nairobi.
