Jackson ‘Cop Shakur’ Kihara has stepped away from the Fighting Brutality and Impunity (FBI) group less than a month after joining it.
In a statement released on yesterday, the activist said the move was a personal decision and not a rejection of the organisation’s mission.
“After much reflection, I have decided to step away from the Fighting Brutality and Impunity movement,” he noted, adding that his new path was “aligned with my principles.”
Cop Shakur rose to national prominence during the June 2024 anti–Finance Bill protests, where he was seen standing in solidarity with demonstrators despite serving as a prison warden at the time.
His bold stance against government excesses quickly turned him into a symbol of defiance. That decision came at a heavy cost: he was suspended and later dismissed from the Prisons Service, but by then his name was already etched in the public imagination.
Supporters dubbed him “Cop Shakur,” to capture his rebellious spirit.
Videos of him marching with protestors circulated widely online, sparking conversations about police loyalty, accountability, and the price of speaking out.
When Patrick Osoi, a former KDF Special Forces soldier and NIS officer, launched the FBI movement in July 2025, Shakur was a natural recruit.
The group pledged to defend victims of extrajudicial killings and back officers punished for rejecting unlawful orders. Alongside Shakur was Police Constable Hiram Kimathi, who also gained attention after refusing to obey a controversial ‘shoot order’ and resisting a punitive transfer to Todonyang on the Kenya-Ethiopia border.
Though Shakur has now exited, he wished Osoi and Kimathi well, insisting that his departure was not about differences but about charting a fresh course in his activism.
