A police officer has been charged with the shooting to death a man in Mathare Constituency while enforcing the curfew.
Police charged with killing of Mathare man
Police officer to face consequences in man's death
A man in handcuffs
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The police officer will be held at Muthaiga Police Station until Thursday.
Last week the death of 36-year-old Vitalis Owino in Mathare sparked protests from area residents who accused police of being behind his demise.
Residents wrapped the body in a white sheet and ferried it in a cart from Mathare to Muthaiga police station to demand justice.
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File image of police on patrol in Nairobi's Mathare area
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Mathare protests
According to witnesses, Owino was killed at Matahre Phase 4 area while police conducted patrols in the area.
They pulled the body in a cart while carrying branches chanting “hii sio corona” (this is not corona).
The protesters were dispersed police using teargas outside Muthaiga police station as police received the body.
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Although coronavirus policies and regulations have been put to save lives, police have been criticized for using excessive force.
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