There were dramatic scenes in Nairobi CBD after a police officer allegedly shot and killed a boda boda rider after disagreeing over a bribe. The incident that happened along Kirinyaga Road irked residents and they began engaging the police in running battles.
According to sources, the plain clothes officer demanded a bribe from the rider but he refused, prompting the officer to brandish his gun and shot him to death. The incident that happened at Simba Coach area sparked protests from angry boda boda operators. Starehe Member of Parliament Hon. Charles Njagua commonly known as Jaguar joined them to protest the brutality of the officers from Kamukunji Police Station.
Police brutality has been on the rise recently, John Kiiru was shot by the police for allegedly violating curfew rules which prompted angry protests from the residents.