Kenyan policeman charged with 13-year-old's murder

A Kenyan policeman has been charged with the murder of a 13-year-old boy while enforcing the COVID-19 curfew order.

Officer Duncan Ndiema Ndiwah, who is accused of shooting Yasin Hussein Moyo on March 30th on a balcony at his parent's home, denied the charges on Tuesday.

Court proceedings were being held in a makeshift tent because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Yasin Hussein Moyo's death has caused widespread protests in Kenya, and calls by the public for an end to police brutality.

In recent weeks, hundreds have turned out to protest in solidarity with those allegedly killed by police in Kenya, as well as the killing of George Floyd in the United States.

Rights activists claim that 19 people, all from low-income areas, have died from police enforcement of the coronavirus curfew including Yasin Hussein Moyo.

Yasin Hussein Moyo's mother likened Floyd's killing to that of her son.

"This has been going on for too long and it has to stop", she said as she looked at photos of her son with her family.

Kenya's Independent Policing Oversight Authority said it is investigating another six deaths allegedly linked to the police since May 29th.