Azimio la Umoja Coalition on Friday, March 31, expressed gratitude to a contingent of police officers who were secretly recorded discussing how to counter the protesters without causing any harm.
The Raila Odinga-led coalition was impressed by how the platoon of police officers pledged to adhere to the Law while maintaining order and protecting property.
"We applaud police officers who show due regard to and appreciate lives," Azimio la Umoja stated on its social media pages.
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In the video, the officers were heard encouraging each other to avoid using live bullets, and, instead, scare the protesters away from destroying private property.
"Let us not use live bullets on the protesters. Such actions can lead to inquests and law suits, which are unnecessary," one officer was heard telling his colleagues.
They added that they recognised the importance of protests and Kenyans' rights and freedoms.
In a striking show of humanity, the police officers expressed confidence in managing the crowd without shooting or injuring protesters.
"Let us leave the protesters to picket. Our work was to manage Raila Odinga's convoy, and we have successfully done that," a police officer told his colleagues.
Azimio la Umoja acknowledged the calm demeanour the police officers conducted themselves, urging other government agencies to emulate them.
The coalition also warned rogue police officers that they risk being taken to the International Criminal Court to face charges.
On Friday, March 31, the United States of America's Ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman, cautioned police officers against violating the rights of protesters and journalists.
Whitman warned that police brutality against innocent people exercising their rights was unacceptable and a recipe for the wanton destruction of democracy.
"The United States is deeply concerned by recent reports of attacks against journalists," US Ambassador Meg Whitman noted.
Ambassador Whitman added that Freedom of the Press is well entrenched in International Laws guaranteed by the Kenyan Constitution.
"Protecting press freedom and safety is a cornerstone of democracy," Whitman stated in reference to a rogue police officer who was recorded lobbing tear gas inside a vehicle ferrying journalists in Pipeline, Nairobi.
Police, on Thursday, March 30, also warned protesters against taking the law into their arms and destroying property, after a law enforcer was killed in Kisumu.
