Video of Youths Beating up Armed Police Officer During Protests Sparks Outrage: “This Is Wrong”

• Some protesters were recorded assaulting an armed police officer during demonstrations at an undisclosed place
• Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai denounced the act, calling upon the protesters to tread carefully in their protests against the government
• Some Kenyans reacted to the video, criticising the actions displayed against government offices deployed to maintain order amid chaos

Nancy Odindo, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics, news, and feature stories across digital and print media in Kenya.

Anti-government protests escalated into chaos as demonstrators clashed with police in various parts of the country.

In an undisclosed location, an armed police officer fell victim to the fury of enraged protesters. Despite the officer falling, youths armed with canes pursued him and subjected him to a severe beating.

Kileleshwa Member of County Assembly Robert Alai strongly denounced the incident, urging Generation Z to exercise caution in guiding their leaderless movement.

“We must soul-search and decide whether we want to live within the law or in anarchy. How do we even continue and support a leaderless movement when such is prone to happen where there is no proper structure or leadership to engage? Let’s be careful,” he said.

Kenyans react to the video Alai shared

@axel__yoh said:

“This is so wrong. It’s not the Gen Z movement. This is a criminal who should be arrested.”

@BeingPillar advised:

“We should have stopped Maandamano after last week’s Tuesday event. Can someone explain to me how we all agreed to Parliament’s destruction? How we are allowing people to keep inciting others on media? Let’s be sensitive we have only this country.”

@SirCryptoFlo said:

“Are we ready for what has been started as a nation? This is now going to be… on the citizenry.”

@ammyambrose replied:

“Nothing will stop the movement. Let those who break the law be arrested and prosecuted period.”

@Nyaliks_ commented:

“Robert, whereas we condemn such brutalities on our security forces. This video represents the current state of anger inflicted on the masses by the same forces. Do not use such clips in isolation to campaign for government appointments.”

@alisiciid12 said:

“This is too bad for them because the soldier seems to have restrained himself but they took advantage of him!”

@MBONNIE11 observed:

“Should be condemned very strongly, totally unacceptable. Annoying!”

DCI releases images of protesters who stormed Parliament

In other news, DCI detectives released images of protesters who stormed Parliament and vandalised property.

The youths were identified through the videos they took while on the premises, which were circulated widely.

The police asked those whose photos had been captured to report to the nearest station for further directions.

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Source: TUKO.co.ke