By JULIUS MBALUTO 

The High Court of Kenya has sentenced the Acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli to six months in prison for contempt of court. He was sentenced after the Inspector General failed to honour court summons to appear before the Court six times.

After the sentencing, the Judge ordered Acting IG Gilbert Masengeli to surrender himself to the Commissioner General of Prisons to start his sentence. The Judge also asked Cabinet Secretary for Interior Kithure Kindiki to make sure that the Acting IG Gilbert Masengeli serves his sentence.

In his sentencing, the Judge said:

“Gilbert Masengeli is sentenced to six months imprisonment. Masengeli is ordered to commit himself to the commissioner-general of prisons to ensure that he is committed to a prison facility to commence serving his sentence of the imprisonment imposed. In the event that he does not submit himself to the commissioner general of prisons, the cabinet secretary for interior must make sure that all steps that are necessary and permissible in law are taken to ensure that Masengeli is committed to prison to commence serving the sentence imposed on him,” 

The Acting Inspector General of the police was summoned to court to explain the whereabouts of three individuals Jamil Longton, his brother Aslam Longton and Activist Bob Njagi who were abducted by individuals believed to be police officers on August 19, 2024, during the Gen Z protests. In his ruling, Justice Mugambi had accused the Acting IG Gilbert Masengeli of failing to abide by the constitution as a State Officer.