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[Lynn Ngugi @lynn_ngugi1]

This whole Ebola thing is just off🚶🏿‍♀️ndanganya toto jinga, sumuni na….

[Pauline Njoroge @paulinenjoroge]

Eric Latiff anajua kuna Subaru zinazunguka huku nje? 😅

[Vernilla @AtienoNicole]

Check out ûñrüly👻✨'s video! #TikTok https://t.co/crmA5Z4tUz

[SANKEI🇰🇪 @SankeiSaitoti]

Feminism in this book was demonic. Margaret Ogolla hated the boychild from the bottom of her heart, she even Made Vera break up with her boyfriend, to join Opus Dei! 😭😭

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

An elephant family is sleeping
photographed by a drone…

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

The new roof is coming along. I hope it doesn’t leak when it’s done 🫣

[The People’s President @bonifacemwangi]

We are ALL Ian Njoroge but with a bit of restraint.

Ian Ngige Njoroge is 19 years old, and still a teen. We now know that a person’s brain doesn’t attain full development until they’re in their mid-20’s. Scientific research has shown that teens tend to process information more emotionally, than rationally. In other words, their response, especially to stressful stimuli, will be more in line with how they feel rather than what they think.

Ian was driving with his friends when he made an illegal U-turn and was stopped by a police officer. According to Ian, Corporal Jacob Ogendo demanded a Ksh 10,000 bribe to release him but he could only afford to raise Ksh 5,000. The officer refused the Ksh 5,000, snatched the car keys from the ignition, and walked away. Ian lost it and took out his frustration on the officer by attacking him, as he tried to get his keys back.

I believe Ian’s version of the incident. Kenyan police are the most corrupt and greedy people in the country. When wild animals wake up each day, some go out to hunt, while others get hunted. When Kenyans wake up each day, the police go out to hunt by harassing and extorting them. You’ll hear Kenyan police tell you that they don’t own farms or cows, so the only thing they can harvest or milk is hardworking Kenyans.

At the tender age of 19, it's highly likely that Ian has paid a bribe in his short life. A young man walking at any time of the day in this country, can be stopped and harassed by the police for no valid reason. If he demands to know why he’s being arrested, the police will accuse him of resisting arrest, plant bhang on him, or simply book him for being drunk and disorderly. Our police, just like the politicians, are never held accountable for their actions. A police officer can take you to court on false charges, condemning you to suffer unfairly in prison, and that officer will not be held accountable for destroying an innocent person’s life. We all saw the video of what happened, and the police saw it too, but they still went ahead to file false charges against Ian, of committing robbery with violence.

Every single day, police officers across this country harass, extort, and steal from Kenyans. It’s almost impossible to get served by a police officer without paying a bribe. I say this as a matter of fact because I deal with police-related complaints every day. I guide people on how to get justice, and hardly does a week pass before l find myself in a police station somewhere helping someone who’s been unlawfully detained.

Police officers are very hungry, and never satisfied. No matter how much you give a police officer to sort out your matter, the next time you meet, he will still ask for more. What Ian did was wrong, although it’s something I’m sure most Kenyans who have been unjustly harassed by the police have secretly wanted to do, because of how rude, arrogant, and entitled they are when demanding a bribe. You would think it’s their money that you owe them. Kenyan police stations are active crime scenes, where Kenyans go to seek justice but have to pay for it, and if the perpetrator pays more, then you can forget about getting justice.

Do we have good police officers? Yes, but they’re in the minority. The majority are lazy, fat drunks who serve Kenyans like they’re doing us a favour. Most officers are bullies, with low self-esteem, and self-loathing. They can’t even fight, but they still like slapping and beating people knowing that the uniform protects them. The police need to change because if they don’t, they will forever be cursed and hated by the Kenyans they molest daily. Last year, a motorist in Mombasa ran over a traffic cop and dragged him for 200 meters. Police Constable Julius Marwa did not die instantly but no motorists stopped to help him. His fellow officers begged motorists to stop and take him to a hospital but they refused. There is a lot of bad blood between the police and citizens. When Marwa died, Mombasa motorists celebrated his death. He was a ruthless extortionist.

Ian is still in police custody with a broken jaw, he can’t even eat solid food. He was brutalized by the police, called all manner of names, and taken to court on false charges of robbery with violence. The Director Of Public Prosecutions is fighting to deny a 19-year-old cash bail. That same office is known to grant bail to thieves, rapists, murderers, pedophiles, and even terrorists. People that we know should not be granted bail, get it but a 19-year-old who did what many frustrated Kenyans would do if it wasn’t for fear of the consequences, is being denied bail. He was taken to court by 21 police officers, which just shows you how weak and cowardly they are.

Tomorrow, 7th June 2024, the court shall rule whether Ian Njoroge will be granted bail. It shouldn’t even be a dilemma for the court, he deserves it. The court should resist any and all attempts at being pressured, coerced, or intimidated by the police to deny Ian his Constitutional rights. We’re tired and we’re watching.

You can join me in solidarity with Ian Ngige Njoroge at Milimami Law Courts at 9am. He did wrong but he deserves fair and lawful treatment by first being granted bail. And before the bots come here to ask if l have ever done anything for the police, let me remind them that I have previously protested on behalf of the police, and highlighted their issues. All the graduate officers who were recently promoted to the rank of Inspector know the work that I did to support their fight.

We haven’t forgotten the Kianjokoma brothers, Benson Njiru Ndwiga (22) and Emmanuel Mutura Ndwiga (19), who were beaten to death by police in Embu in 2021. The ODDP granted those police officers bail. Last year, Kenyan police killed 113 people. Methods of killing were shooting, unexplained incidents of deaths in police custody, battery, and torture. According to Amnesty International, only 5 officers were arrested in 2023, primarily in cases related to Gender-Based Violence, where they are accused of killing their loved ones, while 96% of implicated officers remain free and continue their duties. The five killer officers are out on bail, and Ian deserves to be released.

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) and Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) should record statements from the young man so he can get justice too. The arresting officers, and the criminals who operate from Kasarani Police Station masquerading as police officers, should be held accountable for what happened to Ian in those cells. #TeamCourage #SemaUkweli

[SLIM 🫧 @_slimarella_]

girls who wear tampons are strong soldiers.

[Sah Gigaba @NginguSah]

Please stop calling people for interviews for your “formality’s sake” when you already have someone for the position. Transport is way too expensive to make someone that’s unemployed spend unnecessarily. That’s not a nice thing to do to a human being honestly.

[Juma G 🇰🇪 @jumaf3]

Indian families in Parklands are being given irresistible offers to sell off their homes... Money paid in hard cash... You refuse to sell, your neighbour sells and within three months, a 10-storey building pops up next to your bungalow... 😆. By then, the offer would reduce!

[SIE @_badassiee]

I realized my love language is reciprocity, I need what I give.

[City Boy ✌🏾 @Cityboyyyyyy]

Sneaky link heartbreak really goes crazy, one time this one found Jesus & got saved, man I almost lost it😭

[Kaluhi's_Kitchen @KaluhisKitchen]

The monster you feed will eat you too in due time.

[⋆ @lowkeyalbert]

It’s sad how having a big heart can be your biggest downfall

[𝚐𝚊𝚋𝚒 @igabitha]

i would rather be alone than feel consistently neglected or taken for granted. if i can treat myself better than you can treat me then what are we really doing here.

[jay ✰ @jayythewave]

i listen to the same music everyday just in different order

[𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥🐉 @KatheuNzyimi]

You wonder why the Kenyan film industry is so under-appreciated when they literally cast the same 3 faces for every movie and series. It’s so disheartening lol

[KHAN'✨ @khanofkhans11_]

There are people who put in less effort into achieving the same things you sweat your ass out to achieve. They hardly encounter obstacles, but you have to go extra miles and fight principalities to achieve them. And they probably pray less than you do.