Africans are not alarmed by the news of rogue elements
within our Law Enforcement Agencies that have so far contributed to dozens of
avoidable deaths in the name of enforcing stringent measures meant to nib the
spread of COVID-19 at its ferocious bud. As of the end of last weekend,
Nigerian Police had clobbered, shot, or tortured 18 fellow countrymen compared
to just a dozen that were attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here in Kenya, the situation is no different. Despite
nationwide condemnation and assurances from various quarters within the
government, citizens have had to bury loved ones killed in the name of
enforcing government directives.