Nairobi — A section of the members of the public on Wednesday staged demonstrations at the Milimani Law Courts protesting the prosecution of police officer Ahmed Rashid who is being investigated over the murder of two teenagers in 2017.

The shooting incident happened in Nairobi's Eastleigh neighborhood.

Police say, the demonstrators who were 25 in number gathered at the court buildings Wednesday evening before leaving around 9;30 pm.

"Commandant of Judicial Police Unit one Opicho addressed and calmed them and advised on a better way of airing their grievances," reads a police report in part.

The demonstrators later dispersed without any incident.

In January this year, the High Court ordered Ahmed to surrender to nearest Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) office.

Justice Kanyi Kimondo directed the Pangani-based crime buster to surrender himself to Garissa Township DCI where he was said to be engaged in family matters at the time.

The judge said upon surrender to DCI he should be escorted to Nairobi and booked at Capitol Hill police station before he is taken to the Mathare Mental Hospital for a psychiatric examination.

His lawyer Danstan Omari had informed the court that his client was unable to attend the court because of family engagements.

He said his client would abide with the directions issued by the court.

The judge further directed that failure comply with directions a warrant of arrest will be issued automatically.

The Director of Public Prosecutions approved murder charges against Rashid in November last year for the alleged extra-judicial killing of Jamal Mohamed and Mohamed Khari who were shot in Eastleigh on March 31, 2017.

This is after Independent Policing Oversight Authority concluded its investigations into their murder and they recommended the prosecution of Rashid.