"I want to speak to Uhuru because everyone is saying that he is giving us money. Now I want him to bring that money so we can quickly chase these people away." — Edwin Sifuna
These same police officers who shot Students at MMU are the ones who bundles us together with CJ in the lorry on Monday.
Looking at the photo, there are two officers in the background, one with a white T-Shirt holding a guy and the other with a helmet.
The same officers are seen here shooting these Students. Is there a way we can get their identities?
For those who haven't been paying attention, the Ruto government seems to be operating the same security script during protests:
Police arrive.
About 20 minutes later, tear gas starts flying.
If protesters refuse to leave, armed plain-clothes officers are brought in using Subarus or Probox with no number plates or land cruisers.
Police throw tear gas as the plain-clothes officers fire into crowds.
From the videos, photos, and data we've reviewed, these officers appear to carry everything from Ceskas to AK-47s.
The first protest is usually met with a limited number of shootings.
If protests continue or are repeated, the number of people shot appears to rise sharply.
Youth-led protests seem to attract the most aggressive response.
Also, there is an issue of premeditation. The officers appear to always be given numbers they can shoot or kill. It's not usually random. The statistics we have gone through point to a pattern.
We've spent months tracking videos, photos, vehicles, and patterns. Even the same Subarus keep showing up.
At this point, the bigger question is: who is giving the orders? We can only guess.
That is why I insist: Ruto must go.
If the ICC or any truly independent investigators ever conducted a full investigation, I believe some commanders and officers would have serious questions to answer over what appears to be the premeditated use of lethal force against protesters and even Killings.
1. No. of Kenyans killed in Nanyuki Ebola protests: 3
2. No. of Kenyans killed by Ebola: 0
3. No. of Americans killed by Ebola: 0
Ruto has now killed more Kenyans on Kenyan soil than Ebola has
Dear @USEmbassyKenya, are you happy that your Ebola facility is costing Kenyan lives?
The Law Society of Kenya strongly condemns the shocking arrest of Chief Justice Emeritus @dkmaraga and environmental activists protesting the irregular allocation of 76 acres of Nairobi National Park. Bundling a retired head of our Judiciary into a police vehicle for peacefully opposing a Sh42 Billion project, reportedly pushed through without public participation, is a direct assault on the civic space guaranteed under Article 37 of the Constitution. National heritage sites are not state property to barter behind closed doors.
The LSK will not stand by while police force is weaponized against constitutional defenders. We have immediately dispatched an LSK legal team to Lang’ata Police Station to secure the unconditional release of the activists, and I commend the CJ Emeritus for refusing to leave custody until all those arrested with him are freed. We demand an immediate end to the harassment of civic actors and a transparent public audit of the Bomas expansion plan. The @LawSocietyofKe remains firmly on the frontlines to protect our laws and our land.
Massive solidarity to the people in Laikipia fighting necolonialism right now. The people have rejected the quarantine facilities. Kenyan police are enemies of the people. #RutoMustGo
Sijaona mtu amesimama na Maraga kama Mabonga. If he’s arrested, ujue wako pamoja. If they want to bring him down, he’s there to defend him. Kama Maraga amekula, ujue amekula pia.
He paused campaigning in his home for MP seat to campaign for Maraga.