Did county askaris kill hawkers' leader to cover up other deaths?

Hawkers in running battles with County officers. County askaris are in a spot for terrorising hawkers. [PHOTO: MBUGUA KIBERA/STANDARD]

The conduct of Nairobi City County askaris has been put into sharp question after the hacking to death of a hawkers’ leader. Indeed, many are asking whether he was killed to cover up other senseless killings of hawkers. 

Four city inspectorate department askaris have been directly implicated for the death of Mr Irungu Kamau, who was hacked to death in a city hotel last year. Apparently, the same officers have been widely mentioned by victims as part of a team that has been using machetes, knives, iron bars, rungus, broken bottle glasses and stones to brutalise street vendors since last year.