The Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC) wants Inspector General of Police to initiate disciplinary measures against police officers who forcibly dispersed a peaceful anti-corruption protest in Uhuru Park on Thursday.
The commission said in a statement that police contravened the rights of the protesters after they violently dispersed them before they even kicked off their demonstrations.
The Commission chairperson Kagwiria Mbogori says the protesters were not unruly or armed to deserve such a treatment from the Police.
“The Commission is concerned at the conduct of police officers that led to the forceful dispersal of the demonstrators and the arbitrary and brutal arrest of 10 of them,” said Mbogori.
“This uncalled for violence was extended to other members of the public who were innocently undertaking their daily businesses bringing the business to a standstill”.
Journalists and other members of the public who were caught in the mix were also attacked; a move Mbogori says was in blatant breach of Article 37 of the Constitution.
Police pointed their guns at a group of 30 local and international journalists, who were covering the protests.
The group was inhumanly dispersed as soon as they started marching towards Kenyatta Avenue roundabout.
The group recommended the president to protect whistleblowers and award them 20 percent of the money stolen when its recovered.