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Watch Out For The Killing Squad Walking Around In Full Police Uniforms

BY Juma · June 30, 2020 07:06 am

When Covid-19 first hit Kenya in March 2020, Kenyans were terrified. It was like a death sentence. Having ravaged Italy, people knew what the virus would do to a poor and corrupt country like Kenya.

So far, millions of businesses have shut down. Millions of Kenyans have lost their jobs. More than 60 percent are unable to pay their rent. There is hopelessness all over the country, especially in major urban centers.

The people are now more scared than never before. As the days snail by, so the increase in Covid-19 infections. The rate of confirmed cases in slowly moving out, through the roof with no clear plan of how to tame it.

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When the virus hit, most governments in Africa imposed lockdowns. The lockdowns were meant to restrict the movement of people in an effort to cut down on the spread of the pandemic.

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In Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta first announced a curfew that ran from 7 pm to 5 am. The curfew guidelines were then reviewed to run from 9 pm to 5 pm.

The President of Kenya also imposed cessation of movement in and out of at least four counties including Mombasa and Nairobi. The cessation of movement for both Mombasa and Nairobi is still on as the nation awaits a review on July 7, 2020.

Running Away From Two Pandemics

The announcement of a curfew by President Uhuru Kenyatta never came as a blessing to the majority of Kenyans. It actually came as a twin tragedy. Kenyans have since been running away from two pandemics; Covid-19 and the Kenyan police.

Cases of police brutality have been on a steep rise, with some carried out in broad daylight, captured on camera and shared across the social media platforms. The protests, the cries for justice, and empty promises from the police forces seem to be doing nothing but cheering the rogue officers on.

On Monday, the latest victim was captured on video being mercilessly clobbered by police officers who had been deployed to disrupt a meeting by Starehe Member of Parliament Charles Kanyi (Aka Jaguar). The MP was arrested.

The man in the video is seen been clobbered by around 5 police officers. They then force him to stand as they continue beating him. The man struggles to stand, his head broken and blood oozing from all over. His legs give way and he falls in sewage as the same police stand and laugh.

The recent case where three people were shot dead in Lessos, Nandi County is still fresh in the mind of many. A police officer first shot dead a cobbler, a man living with a disability for failing to wear a mask. Can you imagine that?

The killing of the cobbler prompted residents of Lessos to take to the streets, demanding for justice. In the commotion, two more people were shot dead. All the police officers in Lessos have since been transferred as the families of the victims are left to bury their kins in poverty and wait for justice that might never come.

Do you still remember the case of a police officer who tired a woman at the back of a motorbike, accusing her of stealing, rode the motorbike while dragging her on the ground until her hands and legs broke?

What about the case of that homeless man who was shot dead in Mathare for “being outside” during curfew hours? Was any police officer held accountable for that murder? No.

What about that case of a form two girl living with disability who was shot last week at Pangani? She is currently receiving treatment at Gurunanak Hospital. Anybody arrested for that attempted murder? Nobody as I write this.

At Least 19 Dead