THE STANDARD
By
Kamore Maina |
December 24th 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
A day of laughter and joy for guests at an invite-only party in Nairobi's Kileleshwa estate over the weekend ended in pain and tears.
A journalist was among 21 guests who were preparing to leave at 8.30pm on December 19 when hell broke loose.
About 50 police officers under the command of a senior officer based at the Nairobi area police headquarters descended on the guests.
The officers inflicted life-threatening injuries on at least six people who have since recorded statements with the police.
A video of that night's events doing the rounds on social media has caused an uproar, prompting Inspector General of Police Hilary Mutyambai to issue a statement denying allegations of brutality.