Alfred Ndalana was a traffic offficer based in Kisumu City whose death raises more questions than answers.
He is alleged to have shot himself five times in the head; in an act police rule as suicide.
Her daughter, Ndalana Mutheu speaks below:
I write this broken. I’m hopeless as I have gotten to the end of getting my dad justice. Early last year
bore no fruits. A thread
Last year, we did go to the DCI headquarters Kiambu as they requested. Things were ok until when Mr Maxwell Otieno who was handling my dad’s case file showed up , he was bitter that we demanded for the post mortem through twitter and our lawyer to a point he almost slapped mum
Later, we were ushered to a new office where we met the new task force on my dad’s case. Meaning Maxwell lost his case , it was handed to a new group. Did our statements, but on viewing the crime scene photos, I must say that was a lovely photoshoot the Kisumu police had done
We headed home , got a hearing date in February. We did avail ourselves to Kisumu where the case was being handled. Coincidence maybe , the next day our employee got shot! Shit for no reason! Thing is we had noticed this trend, whenever we appear to court something will happen
2019, mom got robbed at gun point two days after appearing to court. It was reported to Buruburu police station but as usual nothing happened. Now it’s 2020 February our employee is shot a day after us going to court. What a coincidence, nothing happened, as usual it was recorded
Adjournment after adjournment. We stayed hopeful though. You can see from my previous tweets I did complain about the frequent adjournment. Today the prosecutor is not there, tomorrow the CIDs haven’t showed up in court , that’s fine, we kept going and coming back
Now mum started getting followed by boda bodas each at particular spots. Each day till she called the DCI new taskforce and informed them then it stopped. Mark this, the chase by these bodaboda guys begun after one CID showed up at her work place and was seen talking
To the bodaboda guy. Cool, keep following. Is this yet another coincidence? Maybe maybe not. But if it was reported to DCI and it stopped that means someone was summoned right?
Last week , 15th June2021 we were asked to be in kisumu for Dad’s case ruling. Wow finally justice here we come. Guess what? The magistrate showed up adjourned the ruling ,she said and I quote” judgement is not ready come on 23rd June 2021″
23rd June 2021 it was clear that the magistrate was buying time , showed up at 11 worked on all other cases apart from ours. She was aware that media was around so she decided to shift from the court to the chambers making it a closed case. So no press no stress
At the chambers she wanted the lawyer to be present alone . So mom and I were asked to stay out but she changed her mind asked mum to come in but exemped me because I was working with the press so I will be bad news. Okay fine I stayed out
Here was the ruling,My father PC Alfred Ndalana who died on 28th July 2016 after nursing three head shot wounds committed suicide. Where were the head shot wounds? Left neck that hit the upper jaw, right neck that hit the nose and another at the jaw. Don’t forget the thigh shot
Why suicide?
- Because it’s only the family that has complained on the abnormalities of his death. Surely did you want it to be a public of interest case for you to rule otherwise? Is it not us who are suffering for being fatherless and being widowed? Is this fair?
- The family didn’t get its own pathologist to perform the post mortem. I’m lost now these are gun shot wounds , very visible so why have the government one and family one? I’m still not understanding this point kindly educate me more
- There wasn’t enough evidence. The gun was there, phone records of dad complaining that his bosses are stressing him you already erased from safaricom, the keys that you claim you collected after opening the door you don’t have them because it’s mum who collected them
Took a photo using them to open the lock but you decided that is not enough. The ballistics officer clearly stated, the gun that was used MP3/5( not sure will confirm). Was not an automatic one. Therefore, it would only release one bullet when a trigger is pulled or six if.
A lot of force is used and they will go in one direction. Kindly explain to me how the two neck shots all at opposite sides happened if at all this was suicide.
As the witnesses say , those who were present during the gun shots , the shots were at intervals I will quote one of them” tuliskia moja ikilia inakaa kaa kidogo ingine ingine Hadi zikafika Tano” Now these are 3 shots okay on the head the neck region . How would have dad
Shot one on his right neck , take the gun again a 3kg gun take another shit on his left? Surely even afro cinema doesn’t exaggerate this much. It’s clear that one neck shot that will go to your nose will definitely have you dead the next minute. And at intervals? Just wow
As the magistrate stated when giving her verdict , it is only the family that found this death unusual. I have reached a dead end. I am asking for your help to get me a higher ruling on this case. If at all it doesn’t sit right with you.
Pleas for help
Retweet , tag the judiciary , DCI , DPP anyone who can be of assistance. Using #JusticeforNdalana on the comment section. I feel like I have failed my father, KOT anyone who will help my family get justice please help us. I have reached a dead end
Kindly help . You did this for me and my family last year. I’m requesting for your help once again. I need closure. I’m scared for my safety and my family’s. Is this right? Should it have to end this way? Is this really suicide? What is happening in our judiciary?
Let’s be the change we deserve. I’m begging please help us. I’m devastated. I feel I have failed him. It hurts that I will have to move on knowing that I’m the only one who believes my dad was murdered. She said it’s only the family that is bothered prove her wrong
I write this broken. I'm hopeless as I have gotten to the end of getting my dad justice. Early last year 2020 KOT helped me to get the DCI aware of my dad's MURDER. I am grateful but today all the efforts bore no fruits.
A thread
— Ndalana? (@ndalana_mutheu) June 23, 2021