Kenyans Expose Identity and Details of Viral Police Officer who Shot Directly at Peaceful Protestors.
Kenyans Expose Identity and Details of Viral Police Officer: In the video that has made rounds online; the officer who wore a black cap, blue shirt and grey pants firing his gun at a crowd that was calmly standing watching him and his colleagues load arrested protesters into their van.
The shocking video which was originally posted on TikTok and shared across all other online platforms, revealing that brute force used by police officers during the anti-Finance Bill protests.
Kenyans have since expressed outrage, calling for the police officer to be immediately arrested and calling on the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to bring him to book.
Further, Kenyans online shared personal details of the rogue officer including his name, phone number, wife’s name, and the year he entered police service among others.
“It’s another day that IPOA has done nothing about the rogue cop. I am so mad at bureaucracy because we’ve all seen the videos, the evidence but he’s still roaming free. Imagine what he’s doing in private.”
“We demand hasty arrest and detainment of the rogue cop. His acts are direct portrayal of a crime against humanity.”
Human rights groups have since called out the government for extra-judicial killings, citing over 20 deaths and scores injured.
This was contrary to President William Ruto’s statement, who alleged that six people died during the protests. He also denied the existence of extra-judicial killings since he took office.
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