THE family of slain GSU police officer Erastus Chemorei is seeking compensation over his killing.
Chemorei was killed by police in broad daylight in his Kitale home on February 19, 2005.
His family filed a petition at the High Court yesterday seeking damages for violation of Chemorei’s rights.
The petition was filed by Chemorei’s widow Judith Chesoi, her son Elijah Chemorei, daughter Sarah Chemorei, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights and Abubakar Ndeima.
The unsolved killing is linked to the disappearance of the largest-ever drug consignment to be netted in the country.
By the time of his killing, Chemorei was in charge of a warehouse at Embakasi Training College where the drugs that were found in Malindi and Nairobi were kept.
An inquest in December 2011 into his death revealed gruesome details of how he was ambushed by between 40 and 50 officers and sprayed with bullets.
The officers reportedly said he was a wanted criminal and had guns at his house, a claim his family and neighbours have denied.
Through lawyer Juma Kiplenge, the family accuses the government of not taking action against the officers who killed Chemorei.
They want the government to compensate them for the loss of happiness of a complete family.
They want the court to order for the arrest and prosecution of all the police officers and any other person involved directly or indirectly in the killing.
