- A bodaboda operator in Nakuru county was allegedly shot by a police officer who was transporting him to the station
- Felix Lung'aya said he asked to stop for a short time at his house during the trip, which he claims the officer allowed but later shot him
- The local bodaboda operator denounced the ongoing harassment by police officers, noting that a similar incident occurred at the end of 2024
A 38-year-old bodaboda operator in Nakuru county is suffering from gunshot wounds he sustained after he was allegedly shot by a police officer.
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Felix Lung'aya claims the soldier who was transporting him to the station shot him on Sunday night, January 12, 2025.
“One of the officers forcibly took the keys of our motorcycle. He returned mine to me and forced me to transport the officer and the suspect who had arrested him to the police station,” said in the report NTV Kenya.
How did the police shoot the boda boda operator?
Lung'aya explained that when they were on their way to the station, he asked if he could drop off something at home before continuing the journey.
According to him, the officer agreed but shot him on his way home.
“I put my motorcycle on the side of the road and headed to my house. When I got half way, I was shot but I managed to drag myself to the banana plantation,” he demanded.
His wife, Rehema Oluoch, said that the 38-year-old man allegedly dragged himself to her house after a while and fell beside her.
“He arrived and fell on the bed, saying he had been shot. I ran and called our neighbors, who arrived quickly, and we took him to the hospital,” he explained.
Local boda boda operators have been complaining about cases of abuse from police officers but they say no action has been taken.
“This is not the first time, the police have repeatedly harassed us. Last year in November, a boda boda operator was shot, and the case has not been followed up to this day,” another operator revealed.
The police allegedly shot a Class 9 student
In other news, TUKO.co.ke reported that a family from Kwadziwe, Likoni, Mombasa county, suffered a tragedy after the death of their 14-year-old son, Hamisi Ibrahim.
Hamisi's mother said her son left his grandmother's house on Tuesday, January 7, in the morning after eating breakfast to go play with his friends.
He remembered hearing gunshots shortly after his son left the house, prompting him to go outside to see what was going on.
When she went out, the grieving mother found her son's body lying in a pool of blood.
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