Several Police Officers in Critical Condition in Bungoma Students’ Protests, Situation Still Being Monitored
A police report indicated that the chaos ensued on Tuesday when the officers were dispatched to quell the chaos.
The students, however, retreated and regrouped, adding boda boda operators and other college staff members to their quest.
Feeling more rejuvenated and armed with crude weapons, the students returned to destroy the institution’s infrastructure.
Sensing they were been overpowered, the officers called for backup from near stations but the reinforcement still could not control the protestors.
“They chanted that the police have no live ammunitions and have run out of tear gas and thus they can overrun the officers and accomplish their mission,” the report read in part.
Amid the chaos, the students snatched a gun from Officer James Odera but the officers responded by firing at the crowd and managed to recover the rifle.
The confrontation came to an end when a female student was shot and killed by the officers. The student was identified as Salome Ayela Wekesa, a 26-year-old, who was in her second year of studies.