Anti-riot policemen dispersing NASA supporters protesting in Nairobi, September 28, 2017. [Photo: Citizen Digital]
A policeman was seriously injured when he was attacked by rioters on Wednesday during anti-IEBC mass protests in Homa Bay County.The security officer who was not identified was attacked by protesters when he and others were dispersing the crowd.When the mob seemed to outnumber them, his colleagues retreated to a nearby police station, leaving him at the mercy of the rioters.The officer sought refuge at a nearby timber yard only for the mob to follow him and smoke him out.They attacked him with stones and planks of wood as he begged for mercy."I am your fellow tribesman and a NASA supporter. Please don't kill me," he pleaded.He was rescued from the angry mob by ODM youth leader Collins Kalee who intervened to save his life.The officer sustained deep cuts on the head and fractures on the limbs. Residents are believed to have first taken his gun before attacking him. However, Homa Bay Police Commander Marius Tum said he could not confirm the claim.