Some 102 out of 108 students arrested on Tuesday for taking part in an illegal demonstration at Nairobi Technical Institute have been unconditionally released from Pangani Police Station.
The students were released on Wednesday following the intervention by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) through its advocate, Ian Mutiso.
However, six students were granted cash bail of Sh10,000 each for inciting the rest of students to demonstration.
According to Mr Mutiso, of the six students who were granted cash bail, only two had managed to post bail while four were still making efforts to raise the funds.
“We managed to have 102 released unconditionally. We are still waiting for the remaining Sh4 to raise their cash bail before the end of the day,” Mr Mutiso told Nation.Africa on phone.
On the allegation of students’ rights being violated by being detained for more than 24 hours, the advocate said the station DCIO informed him that the students were arrested at 4pm on Tuesday and not in the morning hours.
“I will be returning there (police station) to confirm if the rest have been released and we will see what to do from there,” Mr Mutiso said.
This comes after a long day for the parents of the arrested students. The parents spent the better part of the day outside the police station.
Parents claimed that they were informed late in the evening about the arrest of their children, and not seeing them back at home on Tuesday caused panic to them.
On Wednesday, the police lobbed gas canisters again to disperse a group of students and parents who were demanding the release of detained students. The parents accused the police of unlawful detention of the students.
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Publish date : 2024-10-24 04:08:22
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