The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has initiated an investigation into the Thursday evening shooting at the Isebania police station.

IPOA Chairperson Anne Makori said that the organization's Rapid Response Team has been dispatched to Kisumu to investigate the deaths and injuries, urging the public to preserve calm and obey the law while investigations are underway.

PHOTO | COURTESY police car

"Upon the conclusion of its investigations, the Authority shall take appropriate action, including recommending to the Director of Public Prosecutions the prosecution of any person found culpable," she stated in a written statement.

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On Thursday evening, demonstrators marched to the streets against insecurity in the Isebania district, causing chaos inside the Isebania police station.

The demonstrators allegedly attacked police officers at the station.

The turmoil claimed the lives of four people, and others were injured, among them police officers.