Interior CS Fred Matiang’i’s Response On Viral Police Brutality Video

Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior & Coordination of National Government Dr. Fred Matiang’i has issued a statement through his official twitter account regarding an amateur video recorded in Juja that exhibited a few tricks and merciless ‘techniques’ our forces graduated with after a year-plus training on how to handle riot by unarmed citizens.

In the video, a JKUAT student named Allan Omondi was captured in between the soldiers boots and clubs receiving a mob beating from soldiers who cared for nothing about his life after.

Here is the statement CS Matiang’i tweeted.

I have observed the events at JKUAT today with profound concern. The use of force by police is clearly outlined in the National Police Standing Orders.

— Dr. Fred Matiang'i (@FredMatiangi) November 11, 2019

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I have spoken to the IG and we both agree that firm and decisive action shall be taken against any officer who used excessive force, within the next 24 hours.

— Dr. Fred Matiang'i (@FredMatiangi) November 11, 2019

Then the Police posted this afterwards

Firm and decisive action shall be taken against any officer who used excessive force at #JKUAT within the next 24 hours.- @FredMatiangi | @IG_NPS https://t.co/UhOk7t1F3b

— Kenya Police Service (@PoliceKE) November 11, 2019

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Here are randomly sampled replies  of Kenyans on twitter on the posts that the Cabinet Secretary had made.

Kindly allow the young man who is still held at Juja Police Station to get medical assistance.

— Ali 'Mwamvita' Manzu (@Ali_Manzu) November 11, 2019

Allan was clobbered and might be having internal bleeding, The OCS of Juja Police Station locked him up without taking him to the hospital… Inhumane… Summon Juja Police Station OCS why she acted that way

— Benard Otieno (@HonBenard) November 11, 2019

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Go to the ground tomorrow…. And call for peaceful agreements that's how a leader does and shows more concerns to Kenyans…and all students locked up should be released… Otherwise kama hutafanya hvo then u dbr knw ur roles

— Klaus lehandro (@KlausLehandro) November 11, 2019

A night of unrest in Juja, people sleeping hungry because they cannot get out to buy food. Innocent students being maimed by your boys in service, live bullets. Anarchy from the police officers whose role is to safeguard the lives the Comrades. Really sir! No it's unacceptable

— Kevin Aroni (@Arnachical) November 11, 2019

For this and other jokes… Remember the same and extra happening at Uon, then at Maseno, at MMU
Then post election. You tweeted this with a straight face? You remember what you said when this happened after elections? Trash!

— Lynna Dommie (@LDommie) November 11, 2019

In addition any person in position of responsibility, who out of commission or omission exposes, subjects, permits and or promotes the use of excessive force against persons in his lawful custody, care or responsibility as happened @DiscoverJKUAT must bear personal responsibility

— M.C. Shifwoka (@MCShifwoka) November 11, 2019