An assistant deputy county commissioner in Murang'a was allegedly clobbered by a number of police officers after raising questions regarding an arrest.
According to a report by Daily Nation published on Tuesday, December 17, the administrator, James Lewa, had questioned why the officers attached to Kambirwa AP Post released a suspect he had taken into custody.
The paper further noted that Lewa had arrested the suspect for being drunk and disorderly.
Quoting witnesses, the publication indicated that he was part of a task force that oversaw the closure of bars after complaints from locals.
The witnesses further narrated that Lewa was roughed up by the Administration Police (AP) officers as they watched.
“Bars here in Kambirwa are opened in the morning where locals take alcohol as early as 8 am and it is unfortunate that the state officer was roughed up by the police officers when he sought answers on why they released a suspect who was drinking before the hours.
"We want the authorities to take legal action against the said officers and transfer them from this area because they are condoning the breaking of the law,” the paper quoted a resident.
On Thursday, December 12, Murang’a East Deputy County Commissioner Okaka Etiang' had promised to close a number of bars for brazenly breaking the law.
“You know both the assistant county commissioner and the police are young and they have bitter rivalry emanating from their ages. The sub-county police commander has recommended the police officers’ transfer because they have not been working as a team.
“Every administrator is attached to a police commander and the said officer should have liaised with the police commander to demand answers as to why a suspect was released from the police station. I will be summoning them to remind them how to approach matters to avoid embarrassment by police officers,” he told Daily Nation.
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