IPOA Chairperson Duncan Ojwang.PHOTO/@IPOA_KE/X

IPOA investigates alleged defilement of minor by police officer in Kakamega

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched investigations into allegations of defilement involving a police officer attached to Lumakanda Police Station in Lugari Sub-County, Kakamega County. The matter was reported at Lumakanda Police Station on September 27, 2026, and was subsequently brought to the attention of IPOA, which deployed an investigation team to examine…

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Kakamega OCS arrested after allegedly sending parents away before being found inside family home

A Lumakanda police station commander has been arrested after allegedly persuading the parents of a 16-year-old girl to leave their home before he was later found inside, according to a police report. Chief Inspector Wycliff Kwendo, the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at Lumakanda Police Station, is being held as police investigate allegations arising from an…