IG Kanja recalls Ishiara OCS after two shot dead during Embu protests
IG Kanja recalls Ishiara OCS after two shot dead during Embu protests
The National Police Service (NPS) has recalled the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) in Ishiara following deadly clashes between police and protesters in Embu County that left two people dead and several others injured.
NPS made the revelation on Wednesday, April 15, announcing that the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) in Ishiara had been recalled to pave the way for investigations.
According to NPS, the Inspector General directed the immediate recall of the OCS stationed in the affected area, while officers who had overstayed at the station were also redeployed to other stations to facilitate fair, transparent and impartial investigations into the incident.
“Further, and to allow for fair, transparent and impartial investigations, the Inspector General National Police Service (IG-NPS) has directed for the immediate recall of the Officer Commanding Station for the affected area,” a statement from the NPS read.
The move followed the fatal shooting of two individuals during protests in Ishiara, Mbeere North, as demonstrations against a Level 4 turned ugly on Tuesday.
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During the Tuesday protests, the residents to the streets to protest the poor state of services at Ishiara Level 4 Hospital, citing shortages of drugs, inadequate staffing, and poor infrastructure at the facility before things descended into violence.
Witnesses indicated that the demonstrations, which began peacefully, escalated after police officers attempted to disperse the crowd, leading to confrontation and the alleged use of live bullets that left two protesters dead and several others injured.
In dramatic scenes following the incident, angry residents reportedly ferried the bodies of the victims and dumped them outside Ishiara Police Station as tensions escalated in the area.
The NPS had earlier on Wednesday issued a statement, appearing to suggest that police officers were compelled to use force after the protesters threatened their safety by attacking them with crude weapons.
While detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters had been dispatched to conduct thorough investigations into the incident, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority had also launched independent investigations into the matter.
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