Court sentences IG of Police to six months imprisonment

The Acting Inspector-General of Police in Kenya, Gilbert Masengeli has been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt by the country's High Court.

In his ruling on Friday, Justice Lawrence Mugambi gave Masengeli seven days to surrender himself to the Commissioner-General of Prisons to commence his prison term.

Justice Masengeli ordered the Interior Cabinet Secretary, Kithure Kindiki to ensure Masengeli's imprisonment if the Acting IGP fails to surrender himself.

The judge said,

"Mr Gilbert Masengeli is sentenced to six months imprisonment, he is ordered to submit himself to the Commissioner of Kenya Prisons to ensure he is committed to a prison facility to commence serving sentence."

The judge gave the ruling following the Acting IGP's refusal to honour six consecutive summons to appear before the court.

Justice Masengeli had summoned the police boss over the whereabouts of two brothers, Jamil and Aslam Longton and activist, Bob Njagi.

They were kidnapped in August in Kitengela.