Blitz Bureau
NAIROBI: Two police officers accused of shooting and wounding a street hawker were arraigned in a Nairobi court and remanded into custody while detectives complete their investigation, said a report published by africanews. com.
The defendants are accused of shooting 22-year-old Boniface Kariuki during street protests over the death of blogger Albert Ojwang while in police custody.
Kariuki’s shooting has added to the growing anger against police brutality. Ojwang was arrested on June 6 for what police called publishing “false information” about a top police official on social media. Police attributed his death to him “hitting his head against the cell wall,” but activists have questioned the cause of death.
As protesters clashed with police in Nairobi, Kariuki is believed to have been caught up in a confrontation with two officers. One officer shot him in the head as he walked away.
