Kenya’s police watchdog has launched investigations into Tuesday’s brutal conduct of four police officers pictured beating a female lawmaker in the capital, Nairobi.
The police were deployed to the Nairobi County Assembly to disperse lawmakers who had tried to impeach the Speaker amid chaotic scenes, according to local media.
A message was sent to the IG of Kenyan Police but there has been no response as of the time of publishing this report.
A standoff between the police and lawmakers ensued and the four police officers were pictured assaulting local representative Patricia Mutheu.
The country’s police watchdog said it had “contacted some of the people who were present during the chaos” to get testimonies.
“The preliminary enquiry seeks to establish the role played by police officers who were deployed at the premise,” it said in a statement
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The local affiliate of Amnesty International has called on the police officers to be held accountable:
Kenyan Men responses have been shameful. It appears that these men in Kenya are not yet civilized. Shameful. See some of their responses below.
