CCTV Cameras at a bar in Kasarani, Nairobi, captured police officers breaking into the premises and walking away with loot.
Wanjiru Kariuki, the affected businesswoman, told NTV reporters that the officers forced their way into her establishment and stole cash and other items from her bar and M-Pesa shop, on the night of Saturday, August 24.
“The way they banged on the door aggressively, I could tell that they were not census officials,” she narrated.
When she refused to open, they broke in and slapped Mercy Silantoi, a waitress at the bar before proceeding to rob them.
One of the videos showed an officer, dressed in official regalia entering one of the rooms and rummaging through it.
He then returned and pocketed a phone that had been charging.
Wanjiru and her employee stated that police claimed they were hunting down suspects. In her opinion, she felt singled out for refusing to bribe the officers with Ksh 1,000.
“I vowed never to bribe them because I have been paying my license fees without fail. I think that is the reason behind all of this,” she protested.
The businesswoman says she now fears for her life after she received threats for pursuing justice.
She has identified the police officers who broke into the premises and claims they are well known to her.
