The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has jumped into an incident where a boda boda rider was allegedly shot dead by a police officer at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital.
IPOA has this afternoon launched Rapid Response Investigations into the alleged fatal shooting.
IPOA has this afternoon launched Rapid Response Investigations into the alleged fatal shooting of a motorcyclist by the police at Mama Lucy Hospital in Umoja area this afternoon. ^DD
— IPOA (@IPOA_KE) February 18, 2020
The police officer on Tuesday afternoon allegedly shot dead the bodaboda rider who accessed the health facility while riding on his motorbike.
@Ma3Route police officer has just shot n killed a nduthi guy in cold blood at mama Lucy hospital after confrontation for bringing in nduthi into the hospital and thyre not allowed in.guy had a baby and mother on board… pic.twitter.com/Y1G2sVTrv0
— Eric Maina (@EricMai81317699) February 18, 2020
A witness who spoke to Opera News identified the late as Mr Daniel Mburu wa Wangari and that he had offered to assist Ms Agnes Waheti to rush her son who was found drowning in Korogocho slums to hospital.
“He then parked his bike inside the compound and proceeded with the woman into the hospital in the company of four others, at the doctor’s room Mr Mburu was then asked to leave which he did,” said Mr Gabriel Mirieri.
Mr Mirieri further said that the bodaboda rider was taken into the hospital’s security office where the alleged shooting took place- he was then rushed back into the hospital.
After the shooting incident, the AP officer who is yet to be identified is said to have fled the scene as civilians who witnessed the incident started charging towards him baying for his blood.
The incident comes barely weeks after IPOA raised concerns over a series of cases where police are suspected to have shot members of the public.
About a month ago, a minor identified as Stephen Machurusi was shot dead by suspected police officers during demonstrations at Sunton area, Kasarani.
Residents in the area were demonstrating against poor state of roads in Kasarani and Mwiki areas.