July 29, 2020

Summary

Four policemen were caught on camera assaulting a defenseless, Patricia Mutheu, the MCA for Mlango Kubwa ward. From the videos that have since gone viral on social media, one of the officers can be seen kicking the lady and clobbering her with a baton.

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Police Clobbers Mlango Kubwa MCA

Police Clobbers Mlango Kubwa MCA

The police service is once again on the spot for brutality and use of excessive force following yesterday’s scuffle at City Hall that left various Members of the County Assembly injured.

Four policemen were caught on camera assaulting a defenseless, Patricia Mutheu, the MCA for Mlango Kubwa ward. From the videos that have since gone viral on social media, one of the officers can be seen kicking the lady and clobbering her with a baton.

Mutheu was caught up in the fracas that ensued in the Nairobi County Assembly after police raided the premises to disperse MCAs who were trying to serve Speaker Beatrice Elachi with a notice of impeachment.

Leaders and members of the public have taken to Twitter under the hashtag #PoliceBrutalityKE and #JusticeForPatriciaMutheu to condemn the incident and have called for action from the police inspector General Mutyambai.

Police Brutality

The following are some of the tweets shared;
“Amnesty Kenya condemns the violence at Nairobi County Assembly. We urge the
@IG_NPS to hold @PoliceKE officers to account for the #PoliceBrutalityKE less than one kilometer from his office. #ElachiImpeachmentChaos “
KHRCWe cannot accept a police force overly reliant on #policebrutalityke whenever it is interacting with citizens. We demand the @IG_NPS to hold to account all the officers involved in the violence against Patricia Mutheu #JusticeForPatriciaMutheu
Sen.Johnson Muthama: I condemn in the strongest way possible the overall treatment of

MCA’s. What we witnessed was inhuman and demand justice for Hon.Mutheu. #policebrutalityke has to STOP

MillicentOmangaIf a Nairobi woman leader like Hon Mutheu is not free &safe from gended-based violence in the Assembly premises,is any woman who is resident in Nairobi County safe anywhere?IG Mutyambai,DPP & IPOA must bring to book these 4 shameless male police officers & whoever hired them

Jonathan MuekeThere can never be justification for this kind of brutality. It really must stop #policebrutalityke
Prof Makau MutuaThe Kenya Police is a disgrace. Look at how they set upon and savagely beat Patricia Mutheu, a Nairobi County legislator, without provocation. IG needs to TERMINATE and arrest
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