Cop Shakur, Ex-KDF Officer & Cop Kimathi Released
Their release was confirmed by Embakasi East Member of Parliament (MP) and lawyer Babu Owino, who was instrumental in facilitating their bail.
Viral Tea Ke Writer 
Three members of the recently established Fighting Brutality and Impunity (FBI) movement have been granted release on a cash bail of Ksh 50,000 each after appearing at the Kahawa Law Courts.
The trio—former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer Patrick Nyambaka Osoi, activist Jackson Kuria Kihara (alias Cop Shakur), and Police Constable Hiram Kimathi—were arrested separately late last month over alleged involvement in criminal activities and possession of prohibited items.
Their release was confirmed on Friday, August 8, by Embakasi East Member of Parliament (MP) and lawyer Babu Owino, who was instrumental in facilitating their bail.
Cop Shakur (in white tee), former KDF soldier Patrick Osoi (black shirt) and police constable Hiram Kimathi (grey tracksuit) after their release by the Kahawa Law Courts on Friday, August 8, 2025. /COP SHAKUR
“Today at Kahawa Law Courts, we secured the freedom of the FBI Team- Fighting Brutality and Impunity in Kenya. They were RELEASED on cash bail of KSh. 50,000 each. A big thank you to all the Advocates who played a role in the release of Cop Shakur, Cop Kimathi, and Osoi,” Babu Owino wrote.
On Friday, August 8, Magistrate Richard Koech of the Kahawa Law Courts directed that the three be released from police custody, several days after their arrest, on the condition that they must present themselves to authorities whenever called upon.
“Having considered the entire circumstances of this matter, I do allow the consolidated application allowing them a bond of Ksh200,000 with a surety of a similar amount, or a cash bail of Ksh50,000,” Koech stated.
Osoi was first arrested on Tuesday, July 29, and later charged with terrorism-related offences along with other serious crimes. His associate, Cop Shakur, was picked up the next afternoon as he attempted to attend court proceedings in solidarity with Osoi.
The exact timing of Kimathi's arrest remains unclear. Kimathi, a police officer who previously made headlines for defying a transfer order after rejecting a 'shoot to kill' directive from his superiors, was also detained in connection with the case.
According to investigators, the trio is being probed over alleged involvement in subversive activities. Osoi, the founder of the Fighting Brutality and Impunity (FBI) movement, was reportedly seized by heavily armed officers in what his communications team described as a “kidnapping.”
Prior to his arrest, the ex-Special Forces soldier had issued a statement outlining the group’s mission to protect victims of extrajudicial killings and back officers who resist unlawful commands.
He disclosed that the group was made up of former officers who were removed from service for defying illegal orders and showing solidarity with protestors during anti-government demonstrations.
“Having served as a KDF Special Forces soldier, NIS officer, and US Army veteran, I took the solemn initiative of forming a movement dubbed Fighting Brutality and Impunity (FBI),” Osoi stated.
“We will fight for every Kenyan mistreated by rogue police, for families of those killed, and for officers neglected by the very system they served. This is a fight for justice."
The arrests sparked public interest because the men had been actively involved in opposing extrajudicial killings, police abuse, and widespread injustice within the system.
Prison Officer Jackson Kuria Kihara, widely known as Cop Shakur. /TV47 DIGITAL
