Licensed to kill: Fresh concerns raised as trigger-happy police shoot dead protesters in filthy Embu hospital demos
Two protesters were shot dead in Ishiara Market in Mbeere North Constituency in Embu County following demonstrations by local people over the poor state of Ishiara Level 4 Hospital. The killings add to scores killings by trigger-happy police as concerns rise about crowd management by security forces. Use of live...
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The legislator noted that many victims were still nursing serious injuries, while others have lost their lives. She cited incidents including a tourist who had his hand chopped off in broad daylight and a village elder who was killed after testifying in a criminal case.
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CIPK National Chair Sheikh Abdalla Ateka said the remarks in which Murkomen was quoted as telling police officers to shoot anyone approaching a police station during demonstrations, were inappropriate and unbecoming of a senior government official.
