Human Rights Activist Boniface Mwangi was during the ‘Stop Killing Protesters’ march in Nairobi’s CBD hit by a teargas canister.
The police officer was caught on tape lobbing the canister, flooring Mwangi during the peaceful demonstrations.
The march was meant to protest against police brutality towards unarmed citizens.
The former Starehe MP aspirant has reportedly been arrested.
This is the @PoliceKE who shot a teargas cannister @bonifacemwangi hitting in in the chest. @IPOA_KE @Rnagila pic.twitter.com/H5MDf84q30
— M A G U N G A 🇵🇸 (@theMagunga) October 19, 2017
This is the moment a police officer fired a teargas canister hitting @bonifacemwangi in the chest at point blank range pic.twitter.com/O9BoILU19O
— Robert Nagila (@Rnagila) October 19, 2017
We didn't throw stones. We didn't destroy anyone's business. We marched. And a police officer fired a teargas cannister at @Boni's chest. pic.twitter.com/lhFVkEeMCE
— M A G U N G A 🇵🇸 (@theMagunga) October 19, 2017
NASA protesters have in the past weeks been shot dead or clobbered to death by police officers.
On Wednesday, a form four student was shot dead in Kisumu and his throat skit by the officer responsible.
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