‘Blood of police officer who lost his arms is on you’ CS Mutua to protesters
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Tourism CS Mutua blames Finance Bill protesters for the injury on the police officer who lost his arms while releasing teargas canister
Tourism CS Mutua blames Finance Bill protesters for the injury on the police officer who lost his arms while releasing teargas canister.
Speaking during the National Wildlife Census launch in Narok, Mutua expressed dismay over the “Occupy Parliament” demonstration in Nairobi, which resulted in Chief Inspector David Karuri Maina losing both his arms.
The CS condemned Tuesday’s ‘Occupy Parliament’ demonstrations saying they were largely propelled by propaganda and sadly, caused life-changing injuries to a police officer.
Chief Inspector David Karori Maina, who was among officers deployed to quell the demos, lost his forearms after a teargas canister exploded on him outside Kencom, Nairobi.
CS Mutua blamed their actions for the officers’ injuries.
“Today he is a disabled person, that man is somebody’s son, that man is a father to somebody in this country,” Mutua said.
“You boys and girls as you demonstrate there and fight with the police, how do you feel that that man is disabled? Police officers are people, they are human beings, they feel the pain,” Mutua said.
“My beautiful young people who are being driven by propaganda, look at the facts, don’t get involved in activism and violence that leads to bloodshed. That officer who lost his hands, his blood is on you,” Mutua added.
The officer allegedly delayed deploying a teargas canister after detonating it.
A female colleague who was nearby also suffered serious chest injuries and is hospitalized.
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The ‘Occupy Parliament’ protests were largely driven by young Kenyans who poured on the streets of Nairobi to oppose proposed ‘punitive’ tax measures contained in the Finance Bill, 2024.
The CS defended the government’s tax policies saying they are not intended to hurt Kenyans and urged the youth to interrogate the proposed Bill and desist from being driven by what he termed as propaganda to protest in the streets.
The Tourism CS pledged financial support, announcing a donation of Ksh1 million alongside Narok Governor Patrick Ole Ntutu to aid in the officer’s recovery and support his family.
Mutua was speaking during the launch of the National Wildlife Census 2024 in Narok County.
The initiative aims to assess the status of wildlife in the Greater Masai Mara Ecosystem.
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