Police secretly recorded advising each other on using live fire during the Azimio protests (VIDEO)
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Azimio on Friday, March 31 praised the police officers who were secretly filmed discussing ways to quell the protests without resorting to violence
Azimio on Friday, March 31 praised the police officers who were secretly filmed discussing ways to quell the protests without resorting to violence.
The police’s commitment to upholding the Law while preserving order and safeguarding property impressed the coalition.
“We applaud police officers who show due regard to and appreciate lives,” Azimio la Umoja stated on its social media pages.
In the video, the officers were heard encouraging each other to avoid using live bullets, and, instead, scare the protesters away from destroying private property.
“Let us not use live bullets on the protesters. Such actions can lead to inquests and lawsuits, which are unnecessary,” one officer was heard telling his colleagues.
They further stated that they understood the significance of protests and the rights and liberties of Kenyans.
The police officers displayed a startling display of humanity by expressing confidence in their ability to control the throng without killing or hurting the demonstrators.
“Let us leave the protesters to picket. Our work was to manage Raila Odinga’s convoy, and we have successfully done that,” a police officer told his colleagues.
Azimio la Umoja acknowledged the calm demeanor the police officers conducted themselves, urging other government agencies to emulate them.
The coalition also warned rogue police officers that they risk being taken to the International Criminal Court to face charges.
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Meanwhile, on Friday, March 31, the United States of America’s Ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman, cautioned police officers against violating the rights of protesters and journalists.
Whitman warned that police brutality against innocent people exercising their rights was unacceptable and a recipe for the wanton destruction of democracy.
“The United States is deeply concerned by recent reports of attacks against journalists,” US Ambassador Meg Whitman noted.
Ambassador Whitman added that Freedom of the Press is well entrenched in International Laws guaranteed by the Kenyan Constitution.
“Protecting press freedom and safety is a cornerstone of democracy,” Whitman stated in reference to a rogue police officer who was recorded lobbing tear gas inside a vehicle ferrying journalists in Pipeline, Nairobi.
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