The force of violence exercised by the police on Tuesday evening in Juja left relatives and eyewitnesses in shock.
A Nairobi based lawyer, Jeremiah Kinyua Meeme was among five killed after a highspeed car chase in on Tuesday evening in Juja.
The police report stated “Today 12/3/2019 1930 hours, police officers received information of an intended robbery at Lexo Petrol Station. The six robbers on board a Tuareg Volkswagen alighted brandishing an AK 47.
“Police challenged them but they defied. They were overpowered and five of them were fatally shot. One armed with an AK 47 escaped.” Martin Kagoni, an eyewitness, however, gave a different version of events, he did not see the arms the police had accused the men of brandishing. He recounted how three police vehicles were pursuing the car amid thunderous gunfire.
“The gunshots were emanating from the railway about a kilometer away. When the vehicles reached the petrol station, the one in front (Volkswagen) hit a lorry which had been parked by the road,” Kagoni narrated.
One man dashed out of the car and was chased by police officers before returning to the car that had hit the lorry. After sensing some movement, the officers opened another round of thunderous gunfire.