What happened?
In Nairobi’s business district, small groups of protesters gathered on Tuesday, peacefully, peace, to call the policy cruelty to call. But according to media reports, he was quickly attacked by hundreds of men on a motorbike -armed motorbike, known as “goons” in Kenya.
Police vehicles and officers appeared as vendors, packing their stalls in a hurry. One of the officials pointed to his gun in the direction of the protesters, who ran away with a seller named Jona Kariuki with a colleague. The officials pushed the man.
As he is a shower and going away, Kariuki is looking back. The officer picks up his weapon and shoots 22 -year -old Kariyuki at the near border, which is on the pavement. After the shooting, the officers and their colleagues go away.
Police response to shooting
The police did not directly denied any cooperation with armed goons, issuing a statement saying that it “does not condemn such illegal groups”. Police said the officer who shot Kariuki was arrested “using anti-Danga shotgun”. The activists called upon the officer to accuse them.
In a statement on Wednesday, the judiciary said that it was “justice intact” in all cases, including the alleged police cruelty.
Wave of protest
The East African country already had more tension as it symbolizes a one -year symbol after General Z -led protests on the economy. The latest Finance Bill of the Kenai government avoids tax increase in mid -2012 to avoid weeks of protests. Rights groups say more than 60 people were killed and more than dozens were illegally detained by security forces.
On June 25, 2024, thousands of people attacked Parliament when MPs debated the unpopular Finance Bill. The bill is now expected to be effective on 1 July 2025.
But 31 -year -old teacher Albert Ozwang died in protests, who died in police custody earlier this month. Protesters are a senior official and convicted for death for resignation.
History of state violence
Kenya has a history of politicians using armed crowd. Earlier this year, President William Ruto was accused of paying goons to follow his horsemen around Nairobi’s visit to prevent protests.
Ruto refused to pay any mob after the tour, which was reduced between widespread violence and robbery against bytes.
Respective rights group
“We are gymnastics in a lawless country,” Nidungi Githuku of Civil Rights Group Kongamano La Mapinduzi told AFP on Tuesday. “We look at hundreds of paid goons, with whips and weapons, raw weapons, coming to cruel our people,” Heer said.
Despite the policy and reforms to implement relations between citizens, human rights activists say the police have not managed to convert their image into a ruling force that serves the Kenyan citizens within a democracy.
