- Joshua Okayo initially accused the police of threatening him after seeking answers about Albert Ojwang’s death
- While demanding Deputy Inspector General Eliud Langat resign, Okayo was allegedly attacked by a soldier who had marked him.
- He was rushed to hospital, while Kenyans reported his charges against the officer at the police station
An activist who claimed a police officer threatened him after he went to the police station to seek a response following the death of Albert Ojwang in the hands of the police.
Source: Twitter
Did the police target Joshua Okayo?
Joshua Okayo, who is also the President of the Kenyan Law School, said that police officers threatened his life after telling him that he was ‘marked.’
According to Okayo, he tried to report the incident to the Police Station, but the officers denied him enter and demanded that he register the report privately.
However, he would not have and he claimed the process of transparency.
Commenting on Monday, June 9, he said that one officer directly focused on tears on his feet.
Okayo approached the officer and asked why he did so, and then the law officer allegedly threatened him.
He noted that he rejected advice from senior officials to report the matter privately, saying that he did not want to handle things without doors.
Photos from the scene showed Okayo and an officer involved in intense debate, with another officer trying to intervene.
On Thursday, June 12, Okayo was injured in the CBD area when he called for Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eliud Langat, to resign.
Photos from The procession This showed Okayo in a bodaboda while being taken to hospital.
“The police hit him with a joke. He can’t speak, and the head is shaking! There is a police shot on Monday, and the same police hit him today! This battle requires all of us! All who care about justice,” X user @wanjirunjira wrote.
In an update, Wanjiru said that Okayo was doing well after being hospitalized.
“His essential joints are the same. The trembling has stopped. He can speak well, but his leg is numb. He is hit X-ray. He is injured.”
Kenyans on x replied by saying:
@Subtlenarrator:
“Kenyan police want things to grow.”
@Danny_gonah:
“I remember he mentioned that a officer told him he had been marked.”
@Teraiiona254:
“The police cannot learn something even if it is clean in their mind that we have a record that says they have marked him.”
@Atwoliya:
“They never learn.”
@Ciirubrenda:
“Asking he will be okay.”
How did the protester reveal the soldiers?
Source: Twitter
Another news, Shakira Wafula, a protester, was disintegrating by trying to disclose one officer wearing a beauty dress.
Pictures of the incident showed the girl facing the officer, who hid her face.
He grabbed the porch and pulled it out and sparked a scam.
The officer replied by trying to shoot Shakira with his gun, but he fled the area. Other protesters cheered when he disappeared from the crowd.
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