The National Police Service (NPS) has on Wednesday suspended two police officers who were filmed assaulting a unarmed civilian before shooting him and leaving him for dead in Nairobi.
NPS has also identified the officers as Police Constables Klinzy Barasa Masinde and Duncan Kiprono who are under probe for shooting a mask vendor in the head on Moi Avenue and leaving the scene as if nothing happended.
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“The two officers have now been interdicted and are currently being processed by the Homicide Team, DCI Headquarters, pending further action,” read the statement by NPS
The mask vendor identified as Bernard Kariuki is currently receiving treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi and is in a stable condition after undergoing surgery.
“The National Police Service (NPS) deeply regrets this unjustified act and commiserates with the victim and his family, while reaffirming its full commitment to ensuring justice is served,” said NPS
The statement follows public uproar calling for the immediate arrest and prosecution of the suspected police officer whose action has also been condemned by politicians.
