One of the police officers deployed in Embakasi to control Azimio La Umoja One Coalition protests has spoken out on what he went through on Thursday.
It reached a point when the policeman and his colleagues ran out of tear gas. At this point, the policeman and his colleagues were surrounded by the youths.
Stones were landing on them indiscriminately, injuring them badly. They tried to shoot in the air but the youths could not stop attacking them. They continued coming closer and throwing stones.
The policeman said that at this point he was torn between shooting and saving his life. He imagined how using his gun would lead to the killing of someone’s son as he was a father of one.
On the other hand, being killed was the worst for him. Who would take care of his children and wife? Was the media going to report his case as it does for those protestors who get killed?
Luckily, he got an escape route and landed in a house of a certain woman who gave him first aid. The policeman had broken his hip and he was bleeding from the injuries caused by stoning.
He was later taken to the hospital where he now lies on the bed not able to do anything. As the media reports how protestors who were hurt during protests are recuperating in the hospital, nobody wants to know whether there was a policeman who was hurt in the same scene and how he is doing.
It pains him more seeing that he can’t do anything now and the children still look upon him for provision. Again, he had a gun that he could have used to rescue himself and prevent being stoned.
The policeman said that the police are also human beings. They have families to provide for and are afraid of losing their lives too. We hope that the policeman will soon get well and get back to work. What do you think about this policeman? Please share your views with us in the comments section below.
