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Police attack video rekindles debate on motorists’ rights

Video grab of a driver allegedly assaulting a police officer. [Courtesy]

A video of a policeman being choked by a taxi driver has reawakened the conversation whether police officers should ride the same vehicle with suspects they have arrested.

In the video that has since gone viral, a man who police identified as David Kariuki Kamurwa is seen grabbing the traffic policeman. The officer frantically gasps for breath and waves at passers by to help him. 

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