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The Kenyan police denied on Tuesday (September 4th) claims that they were behind the killing of Islamist cleric Aboud Rogo Mohamed, saying the bullets used do not match the ones used by the police.

"Police arrived at the scene five minutes after the incident and we managed to collect 16 cartridges, which were black," Kisauni Criminal Investigation Department boss Benedict Kigen told the investigation team, according to Kenya's Daily Nation. He said the police use copper bullets.

"We have launched investigations to determine where these bullets originated from since such ammunitions are not manufactured in Kenya," he said.

Kigen said family members of the deceased and witnesses have refused to collaborate with the police and record statements.

"We alerted traffic police along Mombasa-Malindi highway to stop any unregistered vehicle which [may have been] used by the criminals to kill Sheikh Rogo, but in vain," he said. "We could have intercepted the vehicle if the family members had co-operated in giving us more details about the vehicle immediately after the incident."

"The youths chased away the police who wanted to take pictures of the scene and they took away the body. Sheikh Rogo's wife also refused to talk to us and accused the police of killing her husband," Kigen said.