Viral Video Shows Nairobi Police boss Adamson Bungei Engaging Protesters chanting ‘We are peaceful’ in the CBD.
Viral Video Shows Nairobi Police boss Adamson Bungei: “We are peaceful” chants took centre stage in Nairobi on Tuesday after Nairobi Regional Commander Adamson Bungei addressed anti-government protesters along Moi Avenue.
Bungei was out patrolling the Central Business District (CBD) with other officers when he encountered the protesters.
He was in the company of other senior and junior police officials during the patrol. In a video seen that has since circulated all over social media, Bungei had just concluded addressing a crowd along Moi Avenue when the chants began.
He is then seen greeting some of the protesters in the crowd as he makes his way into a waiting police vehicle.
The protesters then followed him as he left with the “We’re peaceful” chants.
At the time of publishing this article, A heavy police presence is across the CBD, with officers deployed at strategic locations.
On Tuesday, Acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja highlighted that the weekly youth protests have become a haven of goons.
Kanja stated that the goons are only motivated to destroy and steal properties of innocent and hard-working Kenyans.
“This state of disorder would have been completely avoidable had protesters taken into consideration the simple legal provisions under the Public Order Act that require organisers of protests or public procession to inform the police or regulating officers in time as led with the constitution,” the Acting IG said.
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