UK condemns police excesses against Kenyan protesters

British High Commissioner to Kenya Neil Wigan during a past press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora affairs Headquarters in Nairobi on October 11, 2023. [David Gichuru, Standard]

The British High Commission in Kenya has condemned incidents of police brutality during protests to demand justice for Albert Ojwang and to push for the resignation of Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat, yesterday.

Boniface Kariuki, a 22-year old city hawker was shot at close range, in Nairobi CBD, by a police officer leaving him in a life-threatening condition, an occurrence which has courted public outrage.